STATISTICS ABOUT WOMEN

Physical and Mental Health

• One-third of girls aged 8 to 17 have a distorted idea about their weight
• 14% of normal weight girls believe themselves to be overweight
• 45% of girls who were overweight believed they were normal weight
• 61% of girls at risk of being overweight believe they are normal weight
• ~The Girl Scout Research Institute

For girls ages 8-12, aspirations after high school are largely educational and professional: 93% for college education; 76% for a career; 67% for marriage; and, 63% for children.

Many girls ages 11–17 say they do not play sports because they do not feel skilled or competent (40%) or because they do not think their bodies look good (23%).

In Rwanda, up to half a million women were raped during the 1994 genocide.

Single Moms

By the time they are in high school, one in ten females reports that she has been raped in her lifetime.

99% of maternal deaths occur in developing countries, with women continuing to die of pregnancy-related causes at the rate of one a minute

Women produce up to 80% of food in developing countries, but are more likely to be hungry than men, and are often denied the right to own land.

Globally, 10 million more girls are out of school than boys.