In addition to suffering from discrimination directed against them as women, certain groups of women also face discrimination in connection with their ethnic identity, disability, age, internally displaced person status and other factors. Such discrimination affects women and men to a different degree and in a different way.

Violence against women and girls manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms. Learn how.

One in three women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence — mostly by an intimate partner. Whether at home, on the streets or during war, violence against women is a global pandemic that takes place in public and private spaces. Together we can and must end this pandemic.

This infographic highlights progress and remaining challenges for women in a range of areas, from politics, to literacy, to wages and media representation.