Approximately 22% of US women have experienced intimate partner violence during their lifetime, but less than 40% of women actively seek help in domestic violence situations.

Though Ghana has made great strides in relation to educational accessibility, there are still large gaps between male and female educational achievement.

Inadequate menstrual hygiene management (MHM)–including a lack of accurate and timely knowledge, sanitation and washing facilities, safe and affordable materials, positive social norms, and sexual health education–is a serious issue for adolescent girls in Kenya.

Female genital cutting in any form is a violation of human rights, and has many harmful consequences.

Gender and caste discrimination combine to make marginalized women most likely to be affected by sexual violence.