Around the world, one woman dies every 90 seconds in pregnancy or childbirth – that’s more than 350,000 women every year. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable.

As children grow older, they are less likely to experience violence and bullying perpetrated by peers.

UNESCO Of the world’s 774 million illiterate adults, 2/3 are women. The share of illiterate women has not changed for the past 20 years. Among the world’s 123 million illiterate youth, 76 million are female. These gender disparities remain persistent, with little change over time.

There are 72 countries where women are barred from opening bank accounts or obtaining credit.

An extra year of education can help a girl earn 20% more as an adult.

Around 175 million young people in low-income countries cannot read a full sentence.

More than 1/3 of governments, 62 out of 160, locked up prisoners of conscience – people who were simply exercising their rights and freedoms.

There is evidence that advocacy and empowerment counselling interventions, as well as home visitation are promising in preventing or reducing intimate partner violence against women.

Almost a third of women’s employment globally is in in agriculture

In most countries, the share of women working in the public sector is higher than the share of women working in the formal private sector While women are well represented in the public sector, they are underrepresented at the “top”

The countries with the highest shares of middle-aged women in single-parent households include Rwanda (19%), Sao Tome and Principe (18%), and Kenya (16%)

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