FACTS
FACTS
ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Around the world, there are many different perspectives on women's rights - in fact in many countries they are violated. With these facts I would like to help you to answer the question - how far are we from achieving gender equality?

Sources are listed below.

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FACTS - SOURCES

1. One in three women... - UNIFEM Report, oneinthreewomen.com
2. Women hold as many jobs... - The Glass Hammer - Smart Women in Numbers, theglasshammer.com
3. And yet they still countinue to earn less... - Bloomberg Business: "Shortchanged: Why Women Get Paid Less Than Men" By Peter Coy and Elizabeth Dwoskin, 2012, bloomberg.com
4. Every 30 seconds, another person... - ENDcrowd & UNGIFT: "Human Trafficking & Slavery: Facts & Stats", 2014, endcrowd.com
5. Every 3 seconds, a girl becomes... - REUTERS: "Child marriage a scourge for millions of girls" by Lisa Anderson, 2014, reuters.com
6. 62 million girls are out of school... - MALALA FUND, malala.org
7. More women graduate from... - FORBES: "The Male-Female Ratio in College" by CCAP, 2012, forbes.com
8. Globally, women make up 22% of... - IPU.org: Women in National Parliaments, 2015, ipu.org
9. 18% of women confess... - CDC.gov: "Sexual Violence: Facts At A Glance", 2012, cdc.gov
10. Women: 70% of world's poor... - WomenDeliver.org: Equality, 2013, womendeliver.org
11. In the past few years... - #MAKEITFAIR Project: themakeitfair.com