CGC- Gendercide
Has there been a government response in Asia?
- Billboards in India - Brochures in China
What happens when men greatly outnumber women?
- Women are bought and sold - Child brides-> More maternal death - Increases in crime, violence, and vice
ART EXHIBIT- for the gendercide awareness project
-11,700 pairs of handmade baby booties -Each pair of baby booties represents 10,000 missing women.
Are government campaigns in india and china working?
-Not very well. -Sex ratios at birth remain skewed. -China SRB = 118 males/100 females India SRB = 110 males/100 females -Expected SRB = 105 males/100 females
Maternal Death statistics...
-One in seven girls in the developing world will be married before she turns 15. - Medical complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death among girls ages 15-19 worldwide. - Girls between the ages of 10 and 14 are five times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than women aged 20 to 24. The vast majority of these deaths take place within marriage.
What can we do?
-Take action - educate a girl -Grassroots Bottom Up Measures - EducationTake action -Microloans for women -Grassroots "Bottom Up" Measures - Micro-loans -Take action - women's healthcare -Grassroots Bottom Up Measures -Maternal Health
The Gendercide awareness Project
-We commission baby booties from women's cooperatives overseas -We work with 30 cooperatives in 23 countries -The women use the income to buy food, schooling, and medical care for their families
China has lost....
10.3 % of their female population and 14% of girls under the age of 20
How many Women are missing?
117 million
Afghanistan has lost..
7% of their female population
India has lost...
7% of their female population
How can you help?
A Gift of: $10 = 3 pairs $30 = 10 pairs $100 = 33 pairs
In Asia it occurs in......
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Singnapore, Vietnam
Where does gendercide occur?
China- 66 missing India- 43 missing
In southeast Europe it occurs in.....
Romania, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro
Why are girls so unwanted?
The cost of marriage
Cost of marriage
The dowry, the wedding
In west Asia it occurs in....
Turkey, Syria, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia
The girl effect
When you invest in a woman, she uses her increased earnings to benefit her family and community.