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Six issues girls in the UK feel hold them back

https://plan-uk.org/stories/six-issues-girls-uk-feel-hold-them-back
girls and young women in the UK feel they are not experiencing the progress on gender equality they’ve been promised. From gender norms to safety, discover six of the issues they flagged.
girls and young women in the UK feel they are not experiencing the progress on gender equality they’ve been promised. From gender norms to safety...
18 Jul 2024

How improving girls’ education makes a difference for every child

https://plan-uk.org/stories/how-improving-girls-education-makes-difference-every-child
Focusing on girls in the classroom helps create a more equal world for all. Every child should have access to education. But unfortunately, not every child has the same chance to succeed.
Focusing on girls in the classroom helps create a more equal world for all. Every child should have access to education. But unfortunately, not every...
23 Jan 2025 - 4 minute read

10 ICU beds for 1.2 million people: a coronavirus catastrophe looms in Cox’s Bazar

https://plan-uk.org/press/coronavirus-catastrophe-looms-in-coxs-bazar-bangladesh
(DHAKA): Fear is spreading through the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, as a potentially devastating coronavirus catastrophe looms, warns child rights and humanitarian organisation Plan International.
(DHAKA): Fear is spreading through the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, as a potentially devastating coronavirus catastrophe...

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New laws burden women and girls with responsibility to ‘prove’ intent, write charities

https://plan-uk.org/press/new-laws-burden-women-and-girls-responsibility-prove-intent-write-charities
Plan International has joined forces with eight leading charities to raise the alarm on the threat of sexual harassment on women and girls. Together, our joint statement is below.
Plan International has joined forces with eight leading charities to raise the alarm on the threat of sexual harassment on women and girls. Together...

Two-thirds of girls have changed their behaviour to avoid public sexual harassment

https://plan-uk.org/press/two-thirds-of-girls-have-changed-their-behaviour-to-avoid-public-sexual-harassment
Millions of girls are still being forced to change the way they live their lives because of public sexual harassment, according to shocking new survey findings from Plan International UK.
Millions of girls are still being forced to change the way they live their lives because of public sexual harassment, according to shocking new survey...

Funds for world’s climate hotspots woefully neglect the needs of children, new report finds

https://plan-uk.org/press/funds-for-worlds-climate-hotspots-woefully-neglect-the-needs-of-children-new-report
Children are being failed by climate funding commitments, despite bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, according to a new report from members of the Children’s Environmental Rights Initiative (CERI) coalition; Plan International, Save the Children, and UNICEF.
Children are being failed by climate funding commitments, despite bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, according to a new report from members of...

Almost two-thirds of girls and young women say public sexual harassment surges in summer

https://plan-uk.org/press/almost-two-thirds-girls-young-women-say-public-sexual-harassment-surges-in-sum
As temperatures rise so does the fear of being harassed – and girls stop exercising outdoors, don’t go to music festivals and police what they wear as a result.
As temperatures rise so does the fear of being harassed – and girls stop exercising outdoors, don’t go to music festivals and police what they wear as...

Economic crisis in Lebanon making period products unaffordable for majority of women and girls

https://plan-uk.org/press/economic-crisis-in-lebanon-making-period-products-unaffordable-for-majority-of-women
Three quarters (76%) of women and girls residing in Lebanon are struggling to afford menstrual products amidst the country’s economic crisis, according to new research conducted by global children’s charity Plan International and feminist collective Fe-Male.
Three quarters (76%) of women and girls residing in Lebanon are struggling to afford menstrual products amidst the country’s economic crisis...

More than half of girls have experienced sexual harassment on school, college or university grounds

https://plan-uk.org/press/half-of-girls-have-experienced-sexual-harassment-in-a-learning-environment
Charity Plan International UK can today reveal that 58 per cent of girls aged 14-21 in the UK have been publicly sexually harassed in their learning environment.  
Charity Plan International UK can today reveal that 58 per cent of girls aged 14-21 in the UK have been publicly sexually harassed in their learning...