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Injustice among Women's safety and rights
I was a girl,
In middle of a ocean ,
filled with blood and covered with flesh.
Wanting to come out.
Wanting to see people.
Yes, finally I did come out
And stood in middle of a judgmental world
Not knowing where to go nor where to stand.
In a world where hygiene has becomes a major necessity , woman’s safety still seems to be lacking.
Sexual assaulting, eve teasing, woman trafficking are just the basics that happens regularly. Women and girls face violence, discrimination and injustice every day of their lives.
Statically speaking,
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women around the world experience violence (source. World Health
Organization).- *58% of
all women murdered in 2017 were killed by an intimate partner or a family
member (source. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2018).- *Around
650 million women across the globe were married before the age of 18
(source. Unicef, 2018).- *Over
200 million women and girls in 30 countries have undergone female genital
mutilation (source. Unicef, 2016).- *71% of
all human trafficking involves women and girls – mainly for sexual
exploitation (source. UNODC, 2016).- *Women
and girls suffer the most during violent conflict due to inequality and
discrimination. They are more at risk of sexual violence, exploitation and
trafficking during war.- *Over 2.7 billion women don’t have the
same work opportunities as men, with laws restricting the types of jobs
they can do (source. World Bank, 2018).- *Nearly 82 million women around the world
don’t have any legal protection against discrimination in the workplace
(source. World Policy Analysis Centre, 2017).One of the most heartbreaking causes of female deaths is female infanticide, prevalent in societies with a strong preference for male offspring.
Imagine being killed and you don’t know why, sorry before you even had the chance to understand.
The gender bias, rooted in economic, cultural, and social factors, denies girls their right to life from birth. Additionally, child marriages and early pregnancies significantly contribute to mortality rates, as young girls face health risks and complications that their bodies are not prepared to handle.
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This discussion was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by
Srinidhi Achanta.
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