11 Facts About Women Around The World

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Every 90 seconds, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.

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As many as 1 in 4 women experience physical or sexual violence during pregnancy.

2

Women make up 80% of all refugees and displaced people.

3

Women are seldom included in formal peace processes.

4

Women gained the right to vote in America in 1920

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As of January 2012, women held 15.1% of all presiding officer posts in governments the world.

6

More than 16.4 million women in the world have HIV/AIDS.

7

The US government estimates that 600,000 to 800,000 victims are trafficked globally each year, and 14,500 to 17,500 are trafficked into the US.

8

Women account for 70% of the population living in absolute poverty

9

Over 60 million girls worldwide are child brides, married before the age of 18.

10

603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not yet considered a crime.

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