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Women and girls make up 60% of the chronically hungry people in the world
source: World Food Programme
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Globally, 132 million girls are out of school, including 34.3 million primary school-aged girls
source: UNESCO
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Women in low-income countries are 14 times more likely to die during childbirth than women in high-income countries
source: UNFPA
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Women constitute 70% of the health and social care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: World Health Organization
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Women are more likely to experience poverty in old age. According to the United Nations, 46% of women over the age of 65 live alone.
Source: unwomen.org