Poverty/World Hunger & Gender-Based Violence
Women in the Work Place
Women in Elected Office
Girls' Education
Feminist Organizations/Protests Fun Facts!
100
Every year, an estimated _____ girls under the age of 18 are married against their will.
12 million
(That comes to one every two seconds)
100
___________ is the only industrialized country that doesn't have a federal paid family leave policy, causing one in four women to return to work just 10 days after giving birth.
The United States
100
Out of 50, how governors in the U.S. are women?
9
100
In a research study, when faced with a boy and a girl of the same race and socio-economic status who performed equally well on math tests and whom the teachers rated equally well in behaving and engaging with school, did the teachers rate one as more mathematically able? If so, which student?
The boy
(Recent studies have confirmed that there is no gender difference in math ability or performance.)
100
The Feminist Majority Foundation (the organization behind FLI) publishes Ms. Magazine, which was started in 1972, by ___, a famous activist and feminist.
Gloria Steinem
200
What percentage of the world's land owners are women?
Less than 15%
200
In the U.S., women earn about __ cents for every dollar a man earns (after controlling for differences in education, age, geography, race, and ethnicity).
80
200
Out of 193 countries, how many have met the UN target to have at least 30% of the decision-makers be women?
46
200
In the documentary Code: Debugging the Gender Gap, researchers found that high school girls [underestimated or overestimated?] their STEM abilities, while boys [underestimated or overestimated?] their STEM abilities.
underestimated / overestimated
200
DOUBLE QUESTION, DOUBLE POINTS
The 2017 Women's March (the protest that was held on the first full day of Trump’s presidency).
1. How many people in the U.S. joined?
2. How many people around the world (outside of the U.S.) joined?
1. About 4 million
2. 300,000
300
Worldwide, nearly _______ students suffer from physical, sexual, or psychological violence while trying to learn, estimates the United Nations, with much of this violence driven by discriminatory gender norms and particularly affecting girls.
250 million
300
What percentage of the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies (the 500 largest U.S. companies by revenue) are women?
8.8% (in other words, 44 out of 500 are women)
300
What percent of the U.S. Senate seats are held by men?
76%
300
Research shows that at every grade level, teachers tend to pay more attention to boys, calling on them more often and asking them harder and more complicated questions than they do girls, especially in math and science. True or false?
True
(Yet, studies show that from elementary school through college, girls are more disciplined about their schoolwork than boys; they study harder and get better grades. An analysis of 1.6 million elementary, high school and university students showed that girls outperform boys at all ages, including in science, technology, engineering and math subjects.)
300
She Should Run is a nonpartisan organization that inspires women to run for office. Its current goal is to get ___ women to run for office in the U.S. by 2030.
250,000
400
Of the 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty worldwide, what percentage are women and girls?
More than 66%
Poverty disproportionately affects women because they do not have the same opportunities as men to receive an education, work, or own property.
400
DOUBLE QUESTION, DOUBLE POINTS
A recent report found that:
1. Men apply for a job or promotion if they meet __% of the qualifications.
2. Women apply for a job or promotion if they meet __% of the qualifications.
1. 60%
2. 100%
400
What percent of the U.S. House of Representative seats are held by men?
72%
400
What organization was founded in 2013 to champion every girl’s right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education?
The Malala Fund (by Malala and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai)
400
GIRLS RISING is a nonprofit organization created by all-female rock band to empower and inspire girls and LGBTQ+ kids to pursue careers in male dominated fields. What is the name of the rock band GIRLS RISING is created by?
Antigone Rising
500
Argentina, Turkey, and _____________ have the highest percentage of women in the world who have reported experiencing gender-based violence by an intimate partner.
United States
500
Women with college degrees working full time are paid __% less (on average) than men with college degrees working full time.
26
500
DOUBLE QUESTION, DOUBLE POINTS
1. What percent of the world's parliamentary seats (the world's governments) are held by women?
2. In the ___ years since the founding of the United States, __ U.S. presidents have been women.
1. 21%
2. 246 / 0
500
Worldwide, over ______ girls are out of school due to gender bias, child marriage, war, cost, child labor, and other reasons.
130 million
500
TRIPLE QUESTION, TRIPLE POINTS
For the 2017 Women’s March (the protest that was held on the first full day of Trump’s presidency), various marches were held all over the world.
1. In how many U.S. states was the march held?
2. In how many other countries was the march held?
3. On how many continents was the march held?
1. All 50 states
2. Over 30
3. All seven continents, including Antarctica!
