Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
"Every year, 12 million girls are married before their 18th birthday. Globally 1 in 5 girls becomes a mother before that age"
"Nearly 7,000 adolescent girls aged 15 to 24 are infected with HIV every week"
"98 million girls who should be in secondary school are not"
(Facts from UN website)
Do you still think there is a "glass ceiling? 'All That Stands In The Way' is a BBC documentary following the lives of four teenage girls in Jordan, Lesotho, Iceland & UK in an effort to understand the roots of gender inequality.
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