How are Women Doing in the World?

Well this is one persons opinion about this question:

"The atmosphere of benign neglect, compounded by the rooted gender inequality, all adds up to a death sentence for countless millions of women in the developing world. For whatever reason, we can't break the monolith of indifference and paralysis."

"There is no greater emblem of international hypocrisy than the promise of women's rights." -- UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis

http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/infobank/women

What do you think? How are Women Doing in the World?
Here are some facts:

[] Women make up half of the world's population and yet represent a staggering 70% of the world's poor.

[] Worldwide, there are 32 million 'missing women'

[] 100 to 140 million girls and women around the world have undergone genital mutilation, including 6.5 million in Western countries.

[] Of the 500,000 women who die in childbirth every year, 99% live in developing countries. In other words, in developing countries, a girl or a woman dies every minute in giving birth.

[] Women work two-thirds of the world's working hours, produce half of the world's food, but earn only 10% of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property. On average, women earn half of what men earn.

[] Three million women die each year because of gender-based violence, and four million girls and women a year are sold into prostitution.

[] One woman in five is a victim of rape or attempted rape during her lifetime.

[] Gender-based violence takes more of a toll on women's health than that of traffic accidents and malaria combined.

[] Women make up 70% of the world's one billion poorest people.

Above Stats Taken from: http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/infobank/women

Accessed: 3/28/12