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Why We Need International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women

Poorna Bell— The Huffington Post UK

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Around three million women in the UK experience some sort of violence.

If that sounds like a routine statistic, let's name it so that it really hits home. This includes domestic violence, rape and sexual violence, sexual harassment, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, crimes in the name of honour, trafficking and sexual exploitation.

These are very much women in our own communities, our work place, our friends and our families.

And that's just the UK. Globally, the picture painted is a terrifying one. So that's why we need events such as the International Day for The Elimination of Violence Against Women, because a topic, so often swept under the carpet, is brought to the fore.

Today, UN Women has released an infographic that focuses on the staggering number of women and girls affected by violence worldwide.

For example, 133 million women and girls alive today have undergone forced genital mutilation in countries around the world. That's over twice the entire population of Britain.

Sobering, isn't it?

Take a look:

Global Gender Gap

1. Iceland(01 of50)

2012 score: 0.8640In 2011, Iceland ranked #1 with a score of 0.8530. (credit:Alamy )

2. Finland(02 of50)

2012 score: 0.8451In 2011, Finland ranked #3 with a score of 0.8383 (credit:Alamy)

3. Norway(03 of50)

2012 score: 0.8403In 2011, Norway ranked #2 with a score of 0.8404. (credit:Alamy )

4. Sweden(04 of50)

2012 score: 0.8159In 2011, Sweden ranked #4 with a score of 0.8044. (credit:Alamy )

5. Ireland(05 of50)

2012 score: 0.7839In 2011, Ireland ranked #5 with a score of 0.7830. (credit:Alamy )

6. New Zealand(06 of50)

2012 score: 0.7805In 2011, New Zealand ranked #6 with a score of 0.7810. (credit:Alamy )

7. Denmark(07 of50)

2012 score: 0.7777In 2011, Denmark ranked #7 with a score of 0.7778. (credit:Alamy )

8. Philippines(08 of50)

2012 score: 0.7757In 2011, the Philippines ranked #8 with a score of 0.7685. (credit:Alamy)

9. Nicaragua(09 of50)

2012 score: 0.7697In 2011, Nicaragua ranked #27 with a score of 0.7245. (credit:Alamy)

10. Switzerland(10 of50)

2012 score: 0.7672In 2011, Switzerland ranked #10 with a score of 0.7627. (credit:Alamy )

11. Netherlands(11 of50)

2012 score: 0.7659In 2012, the Netherlands ranked #15 with a score of 0.7470. (credit:Alamy)

12. Belgium(12 of50)

2012 score: 0.7652In 2011, Belgium ranked #13 with a score of 0.7531.

13. Germany(13 of50)

2012 score: 0.7629In 2011, Germany ranked #11 with a score of 0.7590. (credit:Alamy )

14. Lesotho(14 of50)

2012 score: 0.7608In 2011, Lesotho ranked #9 with a score of 0.7666. (credit:Alamy )

15. Latvia (15 of50)

2012 score: 0.7572In 2011, Latvia ranked #19 with a score of 0.7399. (credit:Alamy )

16. South Africa(16 of50)

2012 score: 0.7496In 2011, South Africa ranked #14 with a score of 0.7478. (credit:Alamy )

17. Luxembourg(17 of50)

2012 score: 0.7439In 2011, Luxembourg was ranked #30 with a score of 0.7216. (credit:Alamy)

18. United Kingdom(18 of50)

2012 score: 0.7433In 2011, the United Kingdom ranked #16 with a score of 0.7462. (credit:Alamy )

19. Cuba(19 of50)

2012 score: 0.7417In 2011, Cuba was ranked #20 with a score of 0.7394. (credit:Alamy )

20. Austria(20 of50)

2012 score: 0.7391In 2011, Austria ranked #34 with a score of 0.7165. (credit:Alamy )

21. Canada(21 of50)

2012 score: 0.7381In 2011, Canada ranked #18 with a score of 0.7407. (credit:Alamy )

22. United States (22 of50)

2012 score: 0.7373In 2011, the United States ranked #17 with a score of 0.7412. (credit:Alamy)

23. Mozambique(23 of50)

2012 score: 0.7350In 2011, Mozambique ranked #26 with a score of 0.7251. (credit:Alamy)

24. Burundi(24 of50)

2012 score: 0.7338In 2011, Burundi ranked #24 with a score of 0.7270. (credit:Alamy)

25. Australia(25 of50)

2012 score: 0.7294In 2011, Australia ranked #23 with a score of 0.7291. (credit:Alamy )

111. Bahrain (26 of50)

2012 score: 0.6298In 2011, Bahrain ranked #110 with a score of 0.6232. (credit:Alamy)

112. Cameroon(27 of50)

2012 score: 0.6291In 2011, Cameroon ranked #119 with a score of 0.6073. (credit:Alamy)

113. Fiji(28 of50)

2012 score: 0.6285In 2011, Fiji ranked #109 with a score of 0.6255. (credit:Alamy)

114. Zambia (29 of50)

2012 score: 0.6279In 2011, Zambia ranked #106 with a score of 0.6300. (credit:Alamy)

115. Qatar(30 of50)

2012 score: 0.6264In 2011, Qatar ranked #111 with a score of 0.6230. (credit:Alamy)

116. Guatemala (31 of50)

2012 score: 0.6260In 2011, Guatemala ranked #112 with a score of 0.6229. (credit:Alamy)

117. Benin(32 of50)

2012 score: 0.6258In 2012, Benin ranked #128 with a score of 0.5832. (credit:Alamy)

118. Ethiopia (33 of50)

2012 score: 0.6200In 2011, Ethiopia ranked #116 with a score of 0.6136. (credit:Alamy)

119. Mauritania(34 of50)

2012 score: 0.6129In 2011, Mauritania ranked #114 with a score of 0.6164. (credit:Alamy)

120. Algeria (35 of50)

2012 score: 0.6112In 2011, Algeria ranked #121 with a score of 0.5991. (credit:Alamy)

121. Jordan (36 of50)

2012 score: 0.6103 In 2011, Jordan ranked #117 with a score of 0.6117. (credit:Alamy)

122. Lebanon (37 of50)

2012 score: 0.6030In 2011, Lebanon ranked #118 with a score of 0.6083. (credit:Alamy)

123. Nepal (38 of50)

2012 score: 0.6026In 2011, Nepal ranked #126 with a score of 0.5888. (credit:Alamy)

124. Turkey(39 of50)

2012 score: 0.6015In 2011, Turkey ranked #122 with a score of 0.5954. (credit:Alamy)

125. Oman (40 of50)

2012 score: 0.5986 In 2011, Oman ranked #127 with a score of 0.5873. (credit:Alamy)

126. Egypt(41 of50)

2012 score: 0.5975 In 2011, Egypt ranked #123 with a score of 0.5933. (credit:Alamy)

127. Iran (42 of50)

2012 score: 0.5927 In 2011, Iran ranked #125 with a score of 0.5894. (credit:Alamy)

128. Mali(43 of50)

2012 score: 0.5842 In 2011, Mali ranked #132 with a score of 0.5752. (credit:Alamy)

129. Morocco (44 of50)

2012 score: 0.5833 In 2011, Morocco ranked #129 with a score of 0.5804. (credit:Alamy)

130. Côte d'Ivoire(45 of50)

2012 score: 0.5785 In 2011, Côte d'Ivoire ranked #130 with a score of 0.5773. (credit:Alamy)

131. Saudi Arabia(46 of50)

2012 score: 0.5731 In 2011, Saudi Arabia ranked #131 with a score of 0.5753. (credit:Alamy)

132. Syria(47 of50)

2012 score: 0.5626 In 2011, Syria ranked #124 with a score of 0.5896. (credit:Alamy)

133. Chad (48 of50)

2012 score: 0.5594 In 2011, Chad ranked #134 with a score of 0.5334. (credit:Alamy)

134. Pakistan(49 of50)

2012 score: 0.5478 In 2011, Pakistan ranked #133 with a score of 0.5583. (credit:Alamy)

135. Yemen(50 of50)

2012 score: 0.5054 In 2011, Yemen ranked #135 with a score of 0.4873. (credit:Alamy)

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