Women of Concern
The Women of Concern group supports our work with girls and women in the world’s poorest countries.
It provides an opportunity for Irish people to express solidarity and support for women who are less fortunate.
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Why focus on women?
Inequality is still rife in the world.
- 70% of the one billion people living on less than a dollar a day are women
- Women work 66% of the world’s working hours
- While only earning 10% of the world’s income
- Over 66% of the world’s 876 million illiterate people are women
- More than 80% of the world’s estimated 40 million refugees are women and children
- Women own less than 1% of the world’s property
Fixing the problem
When a woman is healthy, educated, and empowered, she’s in a position to help herself, her family and her community. A UN research paper has shown that educating girls has the greatest impact on their health, more so than focusing on nutrition, water or sanitation.
Put simply, women are an essential part of building an improved society.
Empowering women
Concern's work with women is changing lives for the better. Girls are being educated; standards of living are being improved and gender violence is being reduced.
For more information or to join the Women of Concern group, please contact mary.filanconcern.net.
- Take a look at more of the work we do to help women in the world's poorest countries
- Below is a photo gallery from some of the countries where Concern is helping to improve the lives of women:
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Newsletter
Read the Women of Concern newsletters:
Women of Concern Ambassadors
Some influential Irish women have lent their support as ambassadors for Women of Concern. See photos of our ambassadors.
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