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Girls speak out on inequality

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What does gender inequality look like? These five girls can tell you. Illustration by Bodil Jane for UNFPA.

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EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises

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Men in rural Ethiopia show that family planning is not just a women’s issue

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Sileshi Deguale recounts his story, explaining why family planning was the right choice for himself and his wife. © UNFPA Ethiopia

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Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

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Edma teaches girls the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves, stay in school and demand their rights. © UNFPA/Helene Christensen

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To end violence against women, Cambodian project teaches healthy relationships

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A pilot programme is working to stop the cycle of violence in Cambodia, where half of women and a quarter of men say wife beating can be justified. © UNFPA Cambodia/Sophanara Pen

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After devastating birth injuries, 33 women’s lives transformed

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A young woman at a fistula-repair campaign in Batouri, Cameroon. Obstetric fistula is a life-altering childbirth injury that afflicts the world's most marginalized women. But it can be repaired – and prevented. © UNFPA Cameroon/Olive Bonga

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With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

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Indigenous girls in northern Guatemala must often travel great distances to get to school, a factor that leads to high drop out rates. Bicycles help them stay in school. © UNFPA/Alejandro De León

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Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

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When Mae Esparcia returned to work after having a baby, she was able to access contraceptive pills through a workplace family planning programme. ©UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor

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New survey shows violence against women widespread in Indonesia

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A woman in Jakarta, Indonesia. A new survey reveals women in the country face high rates of violence. © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas

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Taekwondo champion fights gender inequality in Azerbaijan

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Taekwondo champion Farida Azizova (left) encourages young people to speak out against gender discrimination. Image from the Youth for a Better Future campaign.

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Girls speak out on inequality

EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises

Men in rural Ethiopia show that family planning is not just a women’s issue

Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

To end violence against women, Cambodian project teaches healthy relationships

After devastating birth injuries, 33 women’s lives transformed

With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

New survey shows violence against women widespread in Indonesia

Taekwondo champion fights gender inequality in Azerbaijan

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