March 8th is International Women's Day! A day to celebrate the amazing women around us, reflect upon the incredible women of the past who's work, sacrifice and dreams got us to where we are today, but also remember how far we've got to go and the changes that still need to be made to create a world that is equal, fair and safe for women & girls globally!
One of the biggest questions we always see going on the internet each year around this time is, why do we even need International Women's Day anymore? Well, we're going to look into that, and explain the awful statistics on exactly why it is very much still needed:
- There 40+ countries that have no laws on domestic violence.
- Based on a study by the World Bank, there are more than 1 billion women living in areas where there is no legal protection against domestic violence
- On current statistics and reporting levels, it is estimated that 1 in 4 women in the UK has experienced sexual assault.
- According to research from the United Nations, across the globe 137 women are killed by a family member or partner every day
- Unicef estimates that, 230 million women and girls aged 15-49 have experienced FGM
- 28 girls a minute are being forced to marry against their will, based on the Gender Snapshot Report by the UN.
- Devastatingly, 1 in 3 women or girls will experience some kind of violence in their lifetime, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Research has found that in 72 countries around the world women can’t open bank accounts alone.
