Gender Based Violence

Описание: #16DaysofActivism2019. #OrangeTheWorld

Why we must eliminate violence against women?

Violence against women is termed as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women including threats such as coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.”

The adverse psychological, sexual and reproductive health consequences of VAWG affect women at all stages of their life.

1 out of 3 women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner.

Only 52% of women married or in a union freely make their own decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use and health care.

Worldwide, almost 750 million women and girls alive today were married before their 18th birthday; while 200 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM).

1 in 2 women killed worldwide were killed by their partners or family in 2017; while only 1 out of 20 men were killed under similar circumstances.

71% of all human trafficking victims worldwide are women and girls, and 3 out of 4 of these women and girls are sexually exploited.
The global, regional and national levels shows that there is widespread impunity on sexual violence and rape.

Early-set educational disadvantages represents the primary obstacle to universal schooling and the right to education for girls.
Early-set education translates into limited opportunities for women in the labour market.
Early-set education restricts access to higher education.