- More than 40% of women worldwide are unable to make choices regarding their reproductive rights and sexual and reproductive health.
- In low- and middle-income nations, just one in four women experience the ideal level of fertility.
- Pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death for women, with the number of deaths in conflict zones being twice as high.
- Violence against women by intimate partners, non-partner sexual partners, or both has affected almost one third of women.
- Only six nations have a parliament where women make up 50% or more.
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Author-Gopi Shah