World Of Girls
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facts on gender and tobacco - World Health Organization
www.who.intuse among girls. Boys and girls start using tobacco for different reasons Many more girls than boys smoke in the false belief that it is a good way to control weight. Low self-esteem is associated with smoking among girls, and available evidence from some developed countries shows that girls have lower self-esteem than boys.
Global Estimates of Modern Slavery
www.ilo.orgevery thousand people in the world in 2016. There were 5.9 adult victims of modern slavery for every 1,000 adults in the world and 4.4 child victims for every 1,000 children in the world. GENDER Women and girls accounted for 71 per cent of modern slavery victims. CHILDREN One in four victims of modern slavery were children. DEBT BONDAGE
Violence against women In situations of armed conflict …
www.who.int20% of girls and 3% of boys reported experiencing at least one incident of sexual abuse involving physical contact.2 Violence against women The girl child The earliest years of a person’s life are supposed to be a time of carefree exploration, growth and support. For millions of girls around the world the reality is quite different.
Women in Sport: Gender Stereotypes in the Past and Present
wgst.athabascau.casports and physical activities throughout the past few decades, girls and women are making headway in sports and the sports world. This is largely due to the efforts that are being made to improve the number of females involved in all levels of sport. As described by the Canadian Association for Advancement of Women and Sport (CAAWS,
GIRLS ’ P ARTICIPATION IN P ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS …
www.icsspe.orggirls who participate in sports tend to become sexually active later in life, have fewer partners, and, when sexually active, make greater use of contraception than non-sporting girlsxxvii. Projects are currently underway in the developing world that use sports participation as a strategy for empowering girls to avoid high risk sexual ...
Cervix uteri
gco.iarc.frWorld Eastern Asia Northern Europe Polynesia Southern Europe Western Europe Northern Africa Northern America Australia and New Zealand Western Asia 40.1 36.4 31.6 28.3 22.9 18.7 17.8 15.4 15.3 14.5 13.8 13.7 13.3 10.8 10.4 9.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.1 5.6 4.1 ASR (World) per 100 000 Females Age standardized (World) incidence and mortality rates, cervix ...
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE FACTS - YWCA USA
www.ywca.org• One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years oldv. • 12.3 percent of women were age 10 or younger at the time of their first rape/victimization, and 30 percent of women were between the ages of 11 and 17vi.