Safer cities: Fear holds girls back

Fear of sexual attacks and violence is creating 'no-go' areas for girls in cities, reveals new research by Plan.

As part of a unique participatory study, over 1,000 adolescent girls in India, Egypt, Peru, Uganda and Vietnam assessed their neighbourhoods and mapped out major obstacles to their safety and inclusiveness.

Watch the clip and see what life is really like for girls living in India's capital city.

My hope on International Women's Day

Megan Tucker, Plan’s Disability Advisor, gives a personal insight into what International Women’s Day means to her. 

This week my three year old daughter told me that she wanted to be both a house painter and a vet to sick puppies when she grows up. Other weeks she wants to be a ballerina or a soccer player. Living in Australia with the opportunities that this affords, in all likelihood she has the opportunity to be any of these and more.

Today is International Women's Day. Today many mothers like me around the world are contemplating what the future holds for their daughters. What will our daughters be when they grow up? For many mothers and daughters in developing countries realising their aspirations will mean facing many challenges.

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Kvindernes Internationale Kampdag

I dag er det Kvindernes Internationale Kampdag. Og der er masser at kæmpe for, især i verdens fattigste lande. 66 millioner piger går ikke i skole, 150 millioner piger har været udsat for voldtægt, og 10 millioner piger under 18 år tvinges hvert år til at gifte sig.

Specielt i byerne er piger og kvinder udsatte. Selvom piger i byerne har større chance for at få en uddannelse og ofte giftes senere, er frygten stor i de urbane områder. 

Seksuelle overgreb, vold og sexchikane er blot nogle af de trusler, pigerne møder på deres færden gennem byen. Uoplyste gader, blinde hjørner, strejfende hunde og bunker af affald udgør alt sammen en risiko for pigernes sikkerhed.

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