Interesting Facts About Women
At our girls-only sessions of Camp Kupugani, we’re all about having fun while helping our campers develop into strong women. “Officially,” March is International Women’s Month, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t think carefully all of the time. Here are some interesting facts (taken from www.internationalwomensday.com) about gender. Just some things to think about.
Global Issues … Of 1.2 billion people living in poverty worldwide, 70% are women. Women own around only 1% of the world’s land.
Business / Finance … Women control $14 trillion in assets and this should grow to $22 trillion over next 10 years. Women spend more time researching before they invest than men do.
Networking … Women use 20,000 words a day while men only use 7,000.
Media / Arts … Only 21% of all news subjects (people interviewed or whom the news is about) are female. Women constitute less than 1% department heads, editors, media owners, but comprise one-third of working journalists. In the United Kingdom, 80% of purchasing decisions are made by women, but 83% of promotional “creative” ad people are men.
Work …Women do two-thirds of the world’s work but receive only 10% of the world’s income. One year out of college women earn 20% less than men and 10 years later 31% less.