Why Black Women & Girls?

7 in 10

Girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way.

GLOBALLY, MORE THAN

130 million GIRLS ARE NOT ATTENDING PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.

In 2010,

The homicide rate among Black girls and women ages 10-24 was 6.5 higher than for any other group of females, and higher than white and Asian men as well.

HIGH INCARCERATION RATE:

Black women are incarcerated at nearly 3 times the rate of white women. An estimated 1 in 18 for black women will be incarcerated at least once in their lifetime.

HEALTH DISPARITIES:

Black women have the highest rates of HIV among women, are more likely than non-Black women to die from breast cancer despite lower incidence overall, and face high rates of being uninsured even where employed.