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 Women

Women and girls face discrimination in many societies. Cultural traditions, stereotyping and violence are all used to maintain their unequal status. Of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty, 70% are women and girls. High illiteracy levels, unequal pay and a lack of access to health care all work towards keeping women in poverty and hinder their ability to claim their rights.

Women: facts

• Violence against women happens throughout the world in rich and poor countries and in times of war and peace
• Families, societies and states are behind these human rights violations
• 60% of the world’s 550 million working poor are women
• Women represent 62% of the 15-24-year-olds living with HIV/AIDS globally
• 60% of children out of school are girls

Women videos

 

Knowledge is power
Jeniba Bah: Senegal
When Jeniba learned to read and write, she discovered a whole new world

Sita rebuilds her future
Sita Koirala: Nepal
Brick child Sita receives the tools to build her future

A class of her own
Sunita Dharavath: India
From student to teacher: surrounded by her pupils, Sunita couldn’t be happier

Life through a lens
Shakuntala Purra: India
From child-bride to camerawoman: Shakuntala finds a future in film

Here comes the bride
Valeria López: Nicaragua
Share Valeria’s final moments as a single woman on her wedding day

Smile on Rio!
Ana-Maria De Souza: Brazil
House-proud and hopeful, Ana-Maria puts her heart into life in the favela