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Around the world, women continue to fight for equal rights. March 8, International Women’s Day, is

a dedicated opportunity to call for greater equality. On MA!"#, we recogni$e women who %etter

the world, whether they’re providing resources for women in war-torn countriesor teaching

girls to code. &y highlighting their stories, we hope to empower the ne't generation of women

leaders to aim higher, go further. Why( &ecause we still ha)e a lot of ground the co)er.

&elow, learn statistics that show the incredi%le inequalities we ha)e to tac*le, and disco)er the

organi$ations that are wor*ing to change them. In parentheses, find the statistics source and a lin*

to more information. +his International Women’s Day, how will you support women around the

world(

. In -/, only half of the world’s wor*ing0age women are in the la%or force, compared to 11

percent of wor*ing0age men. Microlending programs like Kiva help women start and sustain their

own %usinesses. 2Department of Labor 3

-. Women with full0time 4o%s still earn only a%out 11 percent of their male counterparts’ earnings.

+al* a%out how much you earn, and report inequality. 5earn a%out how to file a charge of

discrimination with the !!O6 here. 2White House)

7. African0American women earn 9 cents and 5atina women earn / cents for e)ery dollar earned

%y a 6aucasian man. 5ean In offers resources for negotiation in the wor*place. 2White House3

9. - million girls are denied an education all o)er the world. #Upor!chool wants to change that.

#ign their petition here. 2:; ou can help %y sharing the

facts or donating to pro"ects making a difference.

. 9 out of / )ictims of human traffic*ing are girls. he $alala und raises awareness and funds

for girls to get out of this cycle and into school. 2Malala


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. American women ser)ing in Iraq or Afghanistan are more likel to %e raped %y a comrade then

*illed %y an enemy.+he !ervice Women*s +ction %etwork helps achie)e equal opportunities,

protections and %enefits for women in the military. 5earn a%out their mission. 2,entagon3

. In #audi Ara%ia, women aren*t allowed to drive and are discouraged from wor*ing 4o%s that

would put them in contact with men. +he unemployment rate for women is 79 percent for women,

percent for men.

-. At least honor *illings occur in India and a*istan each annually. Eonor %ased crimes are

distinguished %y the fact that they are often carried out %y a )ictim’s family or community.

+he Honour .ased /iolence +wareness %etwork includes resources for )ictims and allies.

2H./+3

7. As of August -9, 19 colleges in the :nited #tates had pending +itle IF se'ual )iolence

in)estigations. 5earn how you can help stop se'ual assault at 0t*s &n Us. 2;"3

9. Women around the world aged /099 are more at ris* from rape and domestic )iolence than

from cancer, car accidents, war and malaria. +he :nited ;ations has a list of suggestionsto help

change this statistic, impro)ing the li)es of women and girls. 2U%3

/. Around the world, only -- percent of all national parliamentarians are female. +hat’s dou%le the

num%er in CC/, %ut still a mar*er of slow change. 1unning !tart is an organi$ation that helps%ring young women into politics. 5earn a%out their programs and e)ents here. 2U%3

. &y -8, there will %e .9 million open technology 4o%s in the :.#. and, at the current rate of

students graduating with degrees in computer science, only -C of applicants will %e women.2irls

Who 3ode aims to educate and e'pose at least million girls to computer science %y --. 5earn

more a%out what they do here. 2$icrosoft 1esearch3

1. in / women on :# college campuses ha)e e'perienced se'ual assault. 'nd 1ape on

3ampus offers resources for sur)i)ors and supporters, wor*ing to %ring more cases to court and

raise awareness. 2++UW3

8. Women currently hold -9, or 9.8 of 6!O positions at #G / companies. Mentorship

programs li*e !tep Up help *eep girls in school, getting them that much closer to an e'ecuti)e

position. 5earn how you can play a part. 23atalst3

C. More than 97 million people around the world are forci%ly displaced as a result of conflict and

persecution. Ealf of all refugees are women. 4ainab !albi founded Women for Women

0nternational to help women in war0torn countries %uild their own futures. 2U%3

-. Only 7 of the world’s researchers are women. =oogle has a program to inspire the ne't

generation of tech inno)ators. Learn how to help girls gain e'posure to careers in science and

technology. 2U%'!3&3

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-. in 7 women worldwide ha)e e'perienced either intimate partner )iolence or non0partner

se'ual )iolence in their lifetime. Amnesty International pushes for laws that recogni$e this statistic,

and its we%site has a list of was to get involved in the change. 2WH&3

www.ma*ers.com Ma*ers +eam


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#ource Moms"ising.org

• Only four countries in the world fail to pro)ide paid maternity lea)e to all wor*ers 5esotho, #wa$iland, apua ;ew

=uinea and the :nited #tates

• +he a)erage college graduate who %ecomes a mother will sacrifice a million dollars o)er her lifetime.

• &usinesses that create fle'i%le wor* en)ironments find that producti)ity goes up, they attract more talent, turno)er is

reduced and their %ottom line impro)es.

• #ingle women ma*e C of what men ma*e

• Women with children ma*e 17 of what men ma*e

• #ingle women with children ma*e of what men ma*e

• aid maternity lea)e is pro)en to lower child mortality, impro)e children’s learning, and reduce 4u)enile delinquency.

• aid maternity lea)e

#weden P / months

6anada P - months

:.. P months

:.#. P months

6alifornia 4ust started offering parental lea)e for or - wee*s.

Fun Facts in the Workplace

http://productiveatwork.tumblr.com/post/119557373

littlemiss:

1. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left

handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.

2. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is

dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.

3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

4. our tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.

!. "he #ercedes$%en& motto is '(as %este oder )ichts* meaning 'the best or nothing*.

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+. "he "itanic was the first ship to use the - signal.

. "he pupil of the eye e/pands as much as 4! percent when a person looks at something

pleasing.

0. "he aerage person who stops smoking reuires one hour less sleep a night.

. aughing lowers leels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. i/$year$

olds laugh an aerage of 355 times a day. 6dults only laugh 1! to 155 times a day.

15. "he roar that we hear when we place a seashell ne/t to our ear is not the ocean, but rather

the sound of blood surging through the eins in the ear.

11. (almatians are born without spots.

12. %ats always turn left when e/iting a cae.

13. "he 78 in the name of a court case does not stand for 7ersus8, but for 7and8 9in ciil

proceedings: or 7against8 9in criminal proceedings:.

14. #en8s shirts hae the buttons on the right, but women8s shirts hae the buttons on the left.

1!. "he owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. 6ll other birds raise their lower

eyelids.

1+. "he reason honey is so easy to digest is that it8s already been digested by a bee.

1. ;oosters cannot crow if they cannot e/tend their necks.

10. "he color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.

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4!. @erman hepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.

4+. arge kangaroos coer more than 35 feet with each Bump.

4. >hip makes a cracking sound because its tip moes faster than the speed of sound.

40. "wo animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a

slaughterhouse in %onn. uddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a

broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.

4. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died

in battleE if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of woundsreceied in battleE if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural

cause.

!5. "he human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to suirt blood 35 feet- ee more at: http://productiveatwork.tumblr.com/post/119557373!sthash."#$%%d&'.dpu(

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1oughl 785888 workers drop dead at their desks as a result of =8 > 8 hour work weeks

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7A of +merican workers are disengaged atwork@ ;3lick to tweet this


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68A of worker turnover is due to "obstress@ ;3lick to tweet this


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&n average5 U! workers take onl A of their vacation dasG so the can keep

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he average person spends over 85888 hoursat work in their lifetime@ ;3lick to tweet this


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'ach ear5 the average +merican spends over 788 hours commuting@ ;3lick to tweet this


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B8A of workers don*t like their "obs@ ;3lick totweet this


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Women around the world

aged /099 are more at ris*from rape and domestic

)iolence than from cancer,car accidents, war and

malaria.

aid maternity lea)e ispro)en to lower child

mortality, impro)echildren’s learning, and

reduce 4u)eniledelinquency.


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