Why Feminism?
Just a handful of the reasons that feminism isn't dead!
Worldwide...
Women do two-thirds of the world’s work, receive 10 percent of the world’s income and own 1 percent of the means of production.
Violence against women is routinely and systematically used as a tool by governments and the military.
An estimated 80% of the world’s refugees are women and children.
Two-thirds of the world’s illiterates are female.
Of the millions of school age children not in school, the majority are girls.
In the UK...
Women working full-time earn on average 17% less than men working full-time.
More than one fifth of women, 22%, have a persistent low income, compared to 14% of men.
Rape is practically legal - the conviction rate in rape cases has dropped from more than 33% in 1977 to only 5.3% now.