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References

References for data and data trends presented on this website

1. 27.3% of women aged 20–24 years old in India are married or in a union before age 18

2. Labor force participation rate of women in India is a dismal 37%, compared to 78.5% for men

3. Every additional year of schooling for a girl increases her future earnings by 10 to 20%

4. If 10% more adolescent girls attend school, a country’s GDP increases by an average of 3%

5. In 2018, 18.4% of women aged 15-49 years reported that they had been subject to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months

6. 23.3% of women aged 20–24 years old who were married or in a union before age 18

7. The NFHS-5 (survey) highlights that malnutrition is a significant factor for under-five mortality, especially for girls in India. It remains 8.3 percent higher for girls than for boys

8. 6 in 10 women felt that sexual harassment in public spaces has worsened

9. Labour force participation rate (age 15+) is 19.2% for women against 70.1% for men

10. Nationally, only 33% of internet users are women

11. National enrollment ratio of female students is 27.3% (Source: All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20)

12. India ranks 140 out of 156 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2021

13. 23.3% women in India aged 20-24 years were married before age 18 years of age

14. India ranks 114 out of 156 countries in terms of educational attainment per the Global Gender Gap Index 2021