International
Day of the Girl Child
On International Day of the Girl Child (11 October), themed
“With Her: A Skilled Girl Force”, join UN
Women as we stand with girls everywhere as they inspire,
innovate and take charge of their own future.
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The
10 toughest places for a girl to get an education
Educating girls can change the world.
Girls who get a complete, quality education are more likely
to be healthier and better prepared to enter and succeed
in the workforce. Education can give girls more opportunities
to advocate for their own rights, contribute to their
families and communities, and grow local and global economies.
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Facts
& Figures- Gender inequality
Gender
inequality is a major cause and effect of hunger and poverty:
it is estimated that 60 percent of chronically hungry
people are women and girls. (Source: WFP Gender Policy
and Strategy.)
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GIRLS'
EDUCATION
Every day, girls face barriers to education caused by
poverty, cultural norms and practices, poor infrastructure,
violence and fragility. Girls’ education is a strategic
development priority for the World Bank.
Girls’ education goes beyond getting girls into
school. It is also about ensuring that girls learn and
feel safe while in school; complete all levels of education
with the skills to effectively compete in the labor market;
learn the socio-emotional and life skills necessary to
navigate and adapt to a...
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Girls’
education – the facts
There are still 31 million girls of primary school age
out of school. Of these 17 million are expected never
to enter school. There are 4 million fewer boys than girls
out of school
• Three countries have over a million girls not
in school: In Nigeria there are almost five and a half
million, Pakistan, over three million, and in Ethiopia,
over one million girls out of school.
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Women
and Education - Facts and Figures
For far too many, being born a girl remains a primary
cause for exclusion in the 21st century. Education is
a basic human right, yet persistent inequalities in education
cripples the lives of millions of women and girls, worldwide.
UNESCO works tirelessly to ensure universal access to
a quality education for...
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10 Facts You Don't Know About Girls' Education
Nearly
70 million children around the world today cannot get
a basic education. More than half are girls.
But educating a girl can break cycles of poverty in just
one generation. Girls who get an education marry later,
have fewer children, earn higher wages and support healthier
and more prosperous families.
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Girl's
Rights Statistics
Each
year, approximately 12 million girls under 18 will be
married; that’s 32,877 each day, nearly 1 girl every
2 seconds.
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10 facts about girls’ education in developing countries
1. Girls’ education affects a nation’s economy.
According to the United Nations Girls’ Education
Initiative (UNGEI), when girls receive an education, it
increases their ability to gain access to higher paying
jobs. This adds to a nation’s economy and increases
a woman’s involvement in politics. Investing in
girls’ education provides a boost to a developing
country’s progress and acts as a catalyst for gender
equality on multiple levels....
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