8. 60 % of the Girls are married before the age of 16 Nearly 60% of the married girls bear children before they are 18 125,000 women die from pregnancy and related causes every year Maternal mortality in India is the 2 nd highest in the world
9. China: Suicidal rates are higher in case of women Women’s life at risk because of acid attacks in Ethiopia
10. 37% women victims of domestic violence: NFH survey Almost half of Indian women have not heard of AIDS Married women, children most anaemic in India
26. The existing studies show that the women are relatively less healthy than men even though, they belong to same class. men women
27. They constitute less than 1/7 th of the administrators & managers in developing countries.
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29. Many women's organizations worldwide set up credit and savings components as a way of both enabling women to increase their incomes and come together to address wider gender issues.
30. Not only 'reaching women' but 'empowering' them is the second official goal of the Micro credit summit programme.