Women, Girls and Gender

The data about gender inequality are shocking: millions of women are victims of early marriage, female genital mutilation and different sorts of gender violence and discrimination. 

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Gender equality: The last big poverty challenge

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Video
3 July 2014
We cannot begin to truly eradicate poverty until we've begun to combat gender inequality. However we can change this. By petitioning governments globally, we can combat female genital mutilation (FGM), early forced marriage and other forms of gender discrimination to ...

IPPF Gender Capability Statement

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Publication
17 June 2016
Women and girls hold the key to sustainable development. Achieving gender equality is a stand-alone Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) and is central to all the other Goals. IPPF is committed to promoting gender equality. We empower women and girls ...
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Vision 2020 Gender Report interactive

Gender inequality causes and worsens poverty
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12 July 2015
Sexual and reproductive health and rights are critical to achieving gender equality. When women can maintain good health there are fewer maternal deaths and less illness. Women free from violence are more able to participate in social, economic and political life.