1. Globally, women are paid less than men. Women in most countries earn on average only 60 to 75% of men's wages.
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  2. Educated mothers are more than twice as likely to send their children to school.
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  3. Worldwide, an estimated 5,000 women and girls are murdered every year for a perceived dishonor to their families.
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  4. Of all women killed globally in 2012, it is estimated that almost half were killed by a partner or relative compared to less than 6% of men.
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  5. Girls who complete secondary school are 6 times less likely to become child brides.
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  6. 62 million girls were out of school in 2014.
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  7. An extra year of education can help a girl earn 20% more as an adult.
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  8. Husbands can object to their wives working and prevent them from accepting jobs in 15 economies.
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  9. 142 million girls throughout the world will be married before the age of 18 by 2020 if present trends continue.
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  10. Women bear disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work: 1 to 3 hours more a day to housework than men; 2 to 10 times the amount of time a day to care (for children, elderly, and the sick), and 1 to 4 hours less a day to market activities.
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  11. 603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not yet considered a crime.
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  12. Domestic violence, just one form of gender-based violence, is costlier than warfare, with a worldwide annual cost of $8 trillion.
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  13. 91%
    of Egypt's women aged 15 to 49 have been subjected to genital mutilation, according to the World Health Organization.
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  14. An educated female population increases a country's productivity and fuels economic growth. Some countries lose more than $1 billion a year by failing to educate girls to the same level as boys.
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  15. Evidence from a range of countries shows that increasing the share of household income controlled by women, either through their own earnings or cash transfers, changes spending in ways that benefit children.
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