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International Women's Health: How Much Do You Know?

Around the world, women lack access to health care. This is both a cause and a symptom of their status in society. But the challenges are not insurmountable. Knowledge is power - and together we can help women across the globe.

Test your knowledge of global women's health and rights.

How often does a woman die in pregnancy or childbirth, worldwide?

Once a week

Once a day

Once an hour

Once a minute
Roughly how many women around the world want to use safe, modern contraception, but don't have access to it?

500 million

200 million

150 million (the number of women and girls in the United States)

35 million (the population of the world's largest urban area)

A million
Which of these global women's health and rights issues are most important to you? (You may select more than one.)

Maternal mortality

Early marriage

Obstetric Fistula

Girls' Access to Education

Access to Contraception
How much support does the Bush Administration believe the U.S. should give to the UN's agency for global women's health and rights?

$20 Billion (roughly 1% of the Federal Budget)

$5 Billion (the amount needed to end maternal mortality)

$283 Million (current U.S. spending on abstinence-only education programs)

$195 Million (how much Congress has allocated since 2002)

None at all, because helping women sometimes includes giving them access to contraception

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