Gender Inequality

4 charts on the global state of gender equality

A woman uses her hands to help irrigate a crop of onions in a field near Dambulla August 9, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE) - RTR2H6C5A woman uses her hands to help irrigate a crop of onions in a field near Dambulla August 9, 2010.

Each year, 15 million girls still marry before the age of 18. Image: REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds

Rachel Hallett
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Proportion of women aged 20 to 24 years who were married or in a union before ages 15 and 18
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Proportion of girl aged 15 to 19 who have undergone female genital mutliation in 30 countries where the practice is concentrated
Image: UN
Proportion of time spent on unpaid and paid work
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Proportion of seats held by women in single or lower houses of national parliament
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