THE SIZE OF YOUR
FAMILY?
Around the world 225 million women want access to contraception but can’t access it. There are also 47 million cases of unsafe abortions each year around the world.
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY?
Around the world at least 100 million girls are subjected to FGM, 1 in 3 women experience violence from an intimate partner and in some countries it’s illegal access safe abortion.
What are sexual and reproductive health and rights?
Sexual and reproductive health and rights are human rights. Ask yourself, do you decide:
Overview > What are sexual and reproductive health and rights?
Sign this petition, ask UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to show leadership on sexual rights, family planning & reproductive health services at the UN.
225m women in the developing world want contraception but can’t get it. We know from our partners on the ground what the impact of this is – many women become vulnerable to unplanned pregnancy and have the risk of seeing their child die from poverty.
Ensuring that men, women and girls are able to decide the size of their family and who they live with is essential if we are to end poverty and create a more sustainable world.
Right now, and for the next 12 months, world governments will be discussing how to end poverty and achieve sustainable economic, environmental and social development by year 2030.
This is an amazing opportunity for people like us, joining across the world to raise our voices and demand that sexual and reproductive health and rights are put at the heart of the new development framework.
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Overview
The face of poverty is female
What is SRHR?
Equal opportunities for all
Gender inequality around the world
Social
1. Health
HIV
Maternal health
2. Education
Early and forced marriage
Discrimination against girls
Comprehensive sexuality education
3. Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Economic
1. Unpaid care burdens
2. Formal and informal markets
3. Empowerment
Political
1. Discrimination
2. Changing social norms
3. Peace building
IPPF’s recommendations: 6 steps for moving towards equality and sustainable development
1. Laws that support sexual and reproductive health and rights
2. Funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights
3. Measure the outcomes that really matter
4. Engage men and boys as partners in gender transformative change
5. Laws to eliminate sexual and gender-based violence
6. Strengthening political capacity of women at the grassroots level
Downloads and links
WHO YOU LIVE WITH?
Many girls around the world are forced into early marriage,sometimes as young as 12 partners who are significantly older.
In some countries you can’t choose a partner of the same sex and homosexuality is punishable by death.
Menu:
Overview
The face of poverty is female
What is SRHR?
Equal opportunities for all
Gender inequality around the world
Social
1. Health
HIV
Maternal health
2. Education
Early and forced marriage
Discrimination against girls
Comprehensive sexuality education
3. Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Economic
1. Unpaid care burdens
2. Formal and informal markets
3. Empowerment
Political
1. Discrimination
2. Changing social norms
3. Peace building
IPPF’s recommendations: 6 steps for moving towards equality and sustainable development
1. Laws that support sexual and reproductive health and rights
2. Funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights
3. Measure the outcomes that really matter
4. Engage men and boys as partners in gender transformative change
5. Laws to eliminate sexual and gender-based violence
6. Strengthening political capacity of women at the grassroots level
Downloads and links
