5 forms of violence that affect girls and women

violence that affect girls and women

forms of5

700 million women

alive today were married before 18

were married before 15

Of those, 1 in 3

1. child marriage

2. Female genital mutilation

women and girls alive today have undergone

female genital mutilation/cutting

in 30 countries

200MILLION

2. Female genital mutilation

In most of these countries,

the majority of girls were

cut before age 5 5

“Female Genital Mutilation is cruel and has no benefits for girls”Mariam, 65, who used to practise FGM – now an anti-FGM campaigner

3. Sexual assault

girls have experienced sexual violence

Half of all sexual assaults are committed against girls younger than 16 years of age

150 million

3. Sexual assault

have been subjected to forced sexual

intercourse or other forced sexual acts at

some point in their lives

120 milliongirls under 20

3. Sexual assault

worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence in

their lives

1 in 3women

“I felt like I was the one to blame. Now I’ve realised I am not guilty”Girlene, 30, sexually abused at 13, Brazil

4. Violence at school

are harassed and abused on their way to or at school

every year, with girls being particularly vulnerable

246 million girls and boys

4. Violence at school

Most girls do not feel safe from violence when using school

toilets

5. Child labour

are involved in child labour, with 41 million girls

undertaking hazardous work

88 million girls

“no women, or girl, deserves to suffer violence or prejudice just because they’re female”Luanna Natalia, 18, Brazil

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SourcesSlide 2: Plan International, A girls' right to say no to marriage, 2013 https://plan-international.org/girls-right-say-no-marriage

Slide 3-4: UNICEF, 'UNICEF's Data work on FGM/C' http://www.unicef.org/media/files/FGMC_2016_brochure_final_UNICEF_SPREAD.pdf

Slide 6-7:UNICEF, Child protection data, sexual violence http://data.unicef.org/child-protection/sexual-violence.html

Slide 8: UN Women, 'Facts and figures: Ending violence against women' http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures

Slide 10: Plan International, A girls' right to learn without fear: Working to end gender-based violence at school, 2013https://plan-international.org/girls-right-learn-without-fear Slide 11: Plan International, ‘Girls Speak Out’, 2015 https://plan-international.org/publications/girls-speak-out

Slide 12: International Labour Organization (2013) Global child labour trends 2008 to 2012, Geneva: ILOhttp://www.ilo.org/ipec/Informationresources/WCMS_IPEC_PUB_23015/lang--en/index.htm

August 2016