“For the first time, there seems to be an emerging collective world consensus among women and men that gender inequality is holding the the world back. Today’s technology makes it possible for a coordinate a global wave of activism from men and women who have reached the tipping point on human rights internationally. I think I feel a movement coming on- at least I hope do.” – Jane Hall
In recent decades, the status of women and girls has improved around the world, but much more needs to be done. The vicious rape and death of a young woman in Delhi recently horrified us all, and also underlined just how far the world needs to go in order to protect women and girls. Violence against women is far too pervasive – an estimated 510 million women alive today will be abused by their partner in their lifetime.
There are many other sobering statistics as well: Women in developing countries die in childbirth every 1.5 minutes. The number of missing women and girls – due to sex selective abortions and premature mortality – amount to some 3.9 million annually. And fewer than half of women have jobs, compared to almost four-fifths of men. Read more
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