girl effect infographic why violence leaves girls isolated
IN NUMBERS:WHY SAFER GIRLS WILL HAVE BRIGHTER FUTURES VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS AND WOMEN IS A GLOBAL ISSUE
MILLION
1 IN 3 FEMALES WILL EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF VIOLENCE DURING THEIR LIFETIME. SOURCE 1.1
GIRLS UNDER 18 AROUND THE WORLD HAVE EXPERIENCED FORCED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE OR OTHER FORMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. SOURCE 2.1
BUT IT’S NOT JUST THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED. VIOLENCE CREATES A CULTURE OF FEAR THAT SPREADS ACROSS COMMUNITIES AND IMPACTS ON ALL GIRLS’ ABILITY TO CONTROL THEIR FUTURE...
GIRLS FEEL SCARED IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, CHILDREN WERE ASKED TO MAP PLACES WHERE THEY FELT SAFE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
GIRLS IDENTIFIED FAR MORE PHYSICAL DANGERS THAN BOYS, MANY ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPE.
YOUNG GIRLS (10-13) COULDN’T IDENTIFY A SINGLE PLACE THEY RECOGNISED AS ‘SAFE’. SOURCE 3.1
A STUDY OF GIRLS IN HAITI REVEALED THAT 10 TO 14 YEAR OLDS DID NOT FEEL SAFE AT ANY TIME OF DAY.
SOURCE 1.2
AND IT’S NOT JUST THE GIRLS WHO ARE SCARED. FEAR OF VIOLENCE IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY PARENTS PULL GIRLS OUT OF SCHOOL AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO MARRY YOUNG…
OF GIRLS IN ZAMBIA STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE. SOURCE 1.4
OF GIRLS IN PARTS OF NIGER ARE MARRIED BY THE AGE OF 18. SOURCE 1.3
ALL OF WHICH MEANS GIRLS END UP LIVING IN ISOLATION IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA:
BOYS
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE “I HAVE MANY FRIENDS IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD”
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE “I HAVE A PLACE TO MEET SAME-SEX FRIENDS”
59%
48%
24%
13%
SOURCE 1.5
GIRLS ISOLATION MEANS GIRLS ARE UNABLE TO REACH THEIR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY… SAFE-SPACE PROGRAMMES – SUCH AS THE POPULATION COUNCIL’S KISHORI ABHIJAN PROJECT IN BANGLADESH, WHICH HOLDS WEEKLY MEETINGS WHERE GIRLS CAN LEARN ABOUT DISCRIMINATION, LEGAL RIGHTS, HEALTH AND FINANCE, AS WELL AS RECEIVING VOCATIONAL TRAINING. THE PROGRAMME HAS RESULTED IN:
SOURCE 3.2
GIRLS ARE
MORE
CHILD MARRIAGE RATES DECREASING
GIRLS REPORTING A
STRONGER
SENSE OF SELF-WORTH AND CONNECTEDNESS
LIKELY TO REPORT
HAVING FRIENDS
IN THE SAME
VILLAGE
SCHOOL
ENROLMENT
RATES INCREASING RESEARCH BY THE WORLD BANK SHOWS THAT EMPOWERING GIRLS WITH THE SKILLS AND ASSETS THEY WILL NEED TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AS WOMEN WOULD INCREASE GLOBAL GDP BY UP TO 5.4%. SOURCE 4.1 THE END RESULT IS GIRLS WHO ARE FREE FROM THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE AND EMPOWERED TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. Sources: 1. Violence Against Girls: A Structural Challenge to Human Security and Meaningful Equality – Judith Bruce (1.1 page 2; 1.2 page 10; 1.3 page 3; 1.4 page 3; 1.5 page 7) 2. Together For Girls We Can End Sexual Violence – Together For Girls (2.1 page 7) 3. Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Girls – Sajeda Amin and Althea D. Anderson (3.1 page 2; 3.2 page 3) 4. Measuring the Economic Gain of Investing in Girls – Jad Chaaban and Wendy Cunningham (4.1 page 2)
MILLION
1 IN 3 FEMALES WILL EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF VIOLENCE DURING THEIR LIFETIME. SOURCE 1.1
GIRLS UNDER 18 AROUND THE WORLD HAVE EXPERIENCED FORCED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE OR OTHER FORMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. SOURCE 2.1
BUT IT’S NOT JUST THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE WHOSE LIVES ARE AFFECTED. VIOLENCE CREATES A CULTURE OF FEAR THAT SPREADS ACROSS COMMUNITIES AND IMPACTS ON ALL GIRLS’ ABILITY TO CONTROL THEIR FUTURE...
GIRLS FEEL SCARED IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, CHILDREN WERE ASKED TO MAP PLACES WHERE THEY FELT SAFE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
GIRLS IDENTIFIED FAR MORE PHYSICAL DANGERS THAN BOYS, MANY ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPE.
YOUNG GIRLS (10-13) COULDN’T IDENTIFY A SINGLE PLACE THEY RECOGNISED AS ‘SAFE’. SOURCE 3.1
A STUDY OF GIRLS IN HAITI REVEALED THAT 10 TO 14 YEAR OLDS DID NOT FEEL SAFE AT ANY TIME OF DAY.
SOURCE 1.2
AND IT’S NOT JUST THE GIRLS WHO ARE SCARED. FEAR OF VIOLENCE IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY PARENTS PULL GIRLS OUT OF SCHOOL AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO MARRY YOUNG…
OF GIRLS IN ZAMBIA STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE. SOURCE 1.4
OF GIRLS IN PARTS OF NIGER ARE MARRIED BY THE AGE OF 18. SOURCE 1.3
ALL OF WHICH MEANS GIRLS END UP LIVING IN ISOLATION IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA:
BOYS
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE “I HAVE MANY FRIENDS IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD”
PERCENTAGE THAT AGREE “I HAVE A PLACE TO MEET SAME-SEX FRIENDS”
59%
48%
24%
13%
SOURCE 1.5
GIRLS ISOLATION MEANS GIRLS ARE UNABLE TO REACH THEIR ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY… SAFE-SPACE PROGRAMMES – SUCH AS THE POPULATION COUNCIL’S KISHORI ABHIJAN PROJECT IN BANGLADESH, WHICH HOLDS WEEKLY MEETINGS WHERE GIRLS CAN LEARN ABOUT DISCRIMINATION, LEGAL RIGHTS, HEALTH AND FINANCE, AS WELL AS RECEIVING VOCATIONAL TRAINING. THE PROGRAMME HAS RESULTED IN:
SOURCE 3.2
GIRLS ARE
MORE
CHILD MARRIAGE RATES DECREASING
GIRLS REPORTING A
STRONGER
SENSE OF SELF-WORTH AND CONNECTEDNESS
LIKELY TO REPORT
HAVING FRIENDS
IN THE SAME
VILLAGE
SCHOOL
ENROLMENT
RATES INCREASING RESEARCH BY THE WORLD BANK SHOWS THAT EMPOWERING GIRLS WITH THE SKILLS AND ASSETS THEY WILL NEED TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AS WOMEN WOULD INCREASE GLOBAL GDP BY UP TO 5.4%. SOURCE 4.1 THE END RESULT IS GIRLS WHO ARE FREE FROM THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE AND EMPOWERED TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. Sources: 1. Violence Against Girls: A Structural Challenge to Human Security and Meaningful Equality – Judith Bruce (1.1 page 2; 1.2 page 10; 1.3 page 3; 1.4 page 3; 1.5 page 7) 2. Together For Girls We Can End Sexual Violence – Together For Girls (2.1 page 7) 3. Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Girls – Sajeda Amin and Althea D. Anderson (3.1 page 2; 3.2 page 3) 4. Measuring the Economic Gain of Investing in Girls – Jad Chaaban and Wendy Cunningham (4.1 page 2)
