Are We Equal Yet? Equal Rights for All Photo Wetransfer Comms Image index Africa Ethiopia Programmes Images\Ethiopia\KMG\2009\October\clapping UGC.JPG This PowerPoint contains a quiz with 8 questions and a presentation section with photos and comments on work for women’s rights. It is intended that presenters select 4 or 5 questions from the quiz that seem most helpful and appropriate for the students taking part.

Are We Equal Yet? The Quiz The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone is entitled to all human rights, regardless of what sex they are A. True B. False C. Depends where you live Can we have faint picture of Universal Declaration here?

Are We Equal Yet? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone is entitled to all human rights, regardless of what sex they are A. True B. False C. Depends where you live Answer: A Almost all countries have signed one or more human rights declarations. Unfortunately there is often a difference on how much that means, depending on where you live.

Are We Equal Yet? Which of these is a human right? A Education B Equal treatment in law C Equal pay for equal work Photo: Zambia 1 girls in school

Are We Equal Yet? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone is entitled to all human rights, regardless of what sex they are A. True B. False C. Depends where you live Answer: A, B & C. Yet 31 million girls around the world are not going to school, many women don’t know their legal rights and all around the world women often get less pay for the same jobs that men do.

Are We Equal Yet? Men and women enjoy equal rights in everything in the UK A True B False C You can’t tell

Are We Nearly Equal Yet? Men and women enjoy equal rights in everything in the UK A True B False C You can’t tell Answer :B False Women are not equal in many areas. The average pay for women in the UK is 13.9% lower than men, many women are not safe from violence – in fact two women in the UK are killed each week by a current or former partner.

Are We Equal Yet? What percentage of the world population is female? B 50 C 51

Are We Equal Yet? What percentage of the world population is female? B 50 C 51 Answer: C 51%. This may seem obvious, but it varies from country to country. But we are basically talking about, as you might expect, at least half the population of the world. In most developed countries it’s 51%. But in countries such as India and China, where boy babies are preferred and babies may be aborted or poorly fed just because they are female, there are 120 boy babies for every 100 girls.

Are We Equal Yet? Around the world, what percentage of people in parliament are women? Include graph of the 3 levels? Photo of UK parliament? A 13 B 22 C 51

Are We Equal Yet? Around the world, what percentage of people in parliament are women? A 13 B 22 C 51 . Answer: B 22.7% in June 2016, i.e. 1 in 5. The UK has only 29% – ranking 48th in world, behind most other EU countries and many developing countries. In East Africa the country of Rwanda has over 60%.

Are We Equal Yet? Having a baby is quite safe these days. A. True B. False C. Depends where you live Photo: DSCO4776 Babies in a safe house in Ethiopia

Are We Equal Yet? Having a baby is quite safe these days. A.True B. False C. Depends where you live Answer C: Every 2 minutes a woman dies in childbirth somewhere in the world- but 99% of these deaths are in developing countries and most of them could be avoided through better access to healthcare.

Are We Equal Yet? Which of the following is most likely to cause death in 16-44 year old women in Europe? Domestic violence B. Traffic accidents Cancer Picture of a gravestone?

Are We Equal Yet? Which of the following is most likely to cause death in 16-44 year old women in Europe? Domestic violence B. Traffic accidents C. Cancer Answer: A. Every year up to 10% European women aged 16-44 experience physical or sexual violence.

Are We Equal Yet? Violence against women is a major problem all over the world. A. True B. False C. Depends where you live Picture of world

Are We Equal Yet? Violence against women is a major problem all over the world. A. True B. False C. Depends where you live Answer: A At least 1 in 3 women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise experienced violence. The figure in the UK is about the same – 31%.

We all have rights and yet... Photo:Zambia Photo 9 (Girl next to boys) Women’s rights as human beings are under attack in every country of the world. This girl is in school but 31 million girls are not in school – millions more than boys due to work at home, family poverty, sexual harassment.

What can be done? Webtransfer Photo: Zambia 9 Womankind Worldwide is working in many ways to support women’s rights and make the world more equal.

Why do these boys care? Photo: Sierra Leone 5 boy in demo Photo: Sierra Leone 7 Say no to gender inequality Why are these boys in Sierra Leone demonstrating about rights for girls? Because they understand that women and girls have the same rights as they do and that they should be free from harassment and discrimination . Because they want to help make this happen.

What difference will they make? Photo Webtransfer Afghanistan 10 Women at computer Photo Comms Image Index DSCN1073 women round flipchart paper Afghanistan In Afghanistan, where girls struggle to complete their education, Womankind Worldwide is encouraging women to become computer literate, get involved in politics and receive leadership training

Why all the drama? (Photo Comms image index - drama club in Ethiopia 2010) Phil – Tom has found some better photos for this that look a bit more like action going on. 2 photos – I thought one could be spliced to make it look more dramatic? These young people in Ethiopia are in a drama group supported by Womankind. Their drama helps people, including schoolchildren, understand why violence against women and girls is harmful to women and damages the whole of society.

So Are We Equal Yet? No. Stand up for equality everywhere. Fundraise. Campaign. Change. Photo Wetransfer Powerful women images – woman speaking @ rally in Bolivia Photo Wetransfer IMG_6292 We can all stand up for equality in our school and all over the world. (Note for presenters – You may want to mention here any action your school is planning to take to support women’s rights).

Womankind information inserted here. Want to talk about any of these issues? Childline 0800 1111 : free and confidential calls Note for presenters: The teacher in charge of the assembly will want to say a few words to all students regarding whom they can talk to if they have been affected by any of the issues in this assembly.