Girls' Education
How many girls are estimated to not be in school?
130 million
What percentage of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries?
99%
In the United States, are children able to marry when under the age of 18?
Yes - there are exception laws in the majority of the 50 states
What is the leading cause of death of children under 5 in Africa?
Malaria
What percentage of Canadians know a woman who has experienced physical or sexual abuse?
67%
How many of the 796 million illiterate people in the world are female?
More than 2/3
What estimated percentage of undernourished people worldwide are women and girls?
60%
How many girls are married before their 18th birthday annually?
12 million girls
How can thousands of lives of children under the age of 5 be saved every year in Africa?
Sleeping under a bed net
Approximately every __ days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner
6
How many girls were impacted by COVID-19 school closures?
743 million girls
How many women die daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth?
830
How many women alive today were married before 18 years old?
UNICEF estimates 650 million women
How often does a child die from malaria?
Every 2 minutes
How many dollars do Canadians collectively spend to deal with the aftermath of spousal violence alone?
7.4 billion dollars
What are the barriers to girls' education?
Gender equality, violence, child marriage, lack of safe, girls-only washrooms, poverty
What is the leading cause of death for 15-19 year old girls globally?
Complications during pregnancy and childbirth
By what percentage has child marriage decreased?
By 15%, going from 25% to 21%
How long can 1 bed net protect 2 people?
Up to 3 years
Describe the different kinds of violence that girls face
Physical violence, sexual violence, psychological or emotional violence, economic violence
What happens when girls stay in school longer?
Girls' income increases, likelihood of child marriage decreases, child survival rate increases, the country's GDP increases
How does HIV disproportionately affect girls and women?
In 2016, HIV infections amongst adolescent girls were 44% higher than they were among boys in the same age group
In what areas of the world is child marriage most prevalent?
South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean, Latin America
Each year, how many people does malaria kill?
An estimated 438,000 people
Who is most at risk of gender-based violence?
Aboriginal women, women aged 15-24, WOC, immigrant women, LGTBQ+ women