Violence Against Women/ WOMEN ABUSE

Violence Against Women

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Far too many women and girls live in fear day in and day out. The World Health Organization reports that an astounding one in three women worldwide experiences physical or sexual violence. In some countries, that rate jumps to 70 percent.

Women Thrive works for transformational change to reduce, prevent, and address domestic violence, rape, bride burnings, dowry deaths and other kinds of violence and abuse against women and girls.

Together, we can change the status quo and create a world where domestic violence, rape, and other forms of violence against women become a thing of the past. 

FAST FACTS

• Globally, 35 percent of women experience sexual or physical violence (World Health Organization)
• Each year, 3 million girls face the risk of female genital mutilation or cutting (UNFPA)
• Sixty percent of women whose first sexual experience was forced go on to experience further sexual violence later in life (UNFPA)

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Education for Girls

For every additional year of school, girls earn 10 - 20 percent more when they’re adults. But far too many girls are either not in school, or not learning the skills they need while there. What we have today is a learning crisis.

That’s why Women Thrive works to advance policies that promote equitable learning opportunities for girls, including improving literacy and math skills, education on and access to technology and other educational venues, such as vocational schools and training.

Together, we can change the status .

• Around 120 million children either never make it to school or drop out before their 4th year, and another 130 million fail to acquire basic skills while they are there (UNESCO)
• Of the 775 million adults who are illiterate, two thirds of them are women (UNESCO)
• In most developing countries, fewer than 50 percent of girls complete primary school (UN)

Women's Economic Opportunity

 When women have the economic resources to help support their families, there’s no limit to how far their communities can go. But in just about every developing country, unequal property rights, poor working conditions, pay discrimination, and a lack of access to credit reduce equality of opportunity for women.

Together, we can change the status quo and open up economic opportunities for women.

FAST FACTS Women spend at least twice as much time as men on domestic work, and when all work – paid and unpaid – is considered, women work longer hours than men do (United Nations) Closing the joblessness gap between girls and their male counterparts would yield an increase in GDP of up to 1.2 percent in a single year (World Bank) Women and International Aid International Assistance We are working to reform our international assistance programs. Find out how. Just one percent of the entire U.S. federal budget goes toward programs to alleviate poverty worldwide—programs that are important to American interests too. Programs aimed at helping women and girls in developing countries are an even smaller part of the budget. Investing in women worldwide is just smart, and it ensures that our investment goes that much further. That’s why Women Thrive works to reform U.S. foreign aid and international development programs and policies to amplify the voices of women and girls in developing countries.   Together, we can change the status quo and put U.S. international aid dollars to the very best use empowering women and girls to break free of poverty, violence, hunger, and inequality.   Women and World Hunger Help Pass the GFSA The Global Food Security Act is vital for women farmers. Take Action Women farmers grow up to 80 percent of food in developing countries, but they are often stymied by limited access to land rights, markets, seeds, and more. If these women had equal access to agricultural resources as men do, as many as 150 million fewer people would go hungry. Women Thrive advocates for policies to empower women farmers and help them feed their communities and work to end world hunger. Together, we can change the status quo and ensure women farmers have the resources and support to end world hunger.  FAST FACTS Of the nearly 840 million people considered “food insecure,” roughly 60 percent are women (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and World Food Programme) Countries where women lack rights to land have on average 60 percent more malnourished children (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) GDP growth generated in agriculture is at least twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth generated by other sectors (The World Bank)