Every 7 seconds, a young girl becomes a bride, report says (the US ranks THIRTY-SECOND in the world

[niyad]

(the US ranks THIRTY-SECOND in the world on this

Every 7 seconds, a young girl becomes a bride, report says



Tamrea, seen here with her 5-year-old daughter, was married when she was 12.


"I was given to a husband at 12," says a girl from Ethiopia
"Child marriage starts a cycle of disadvantage," Save the Children says

(CNN)The statistics are startling: Around the world, every seven seconds, a girl under 15 is married.
Becoming a child bride is one factor that greatly affects the future of women and girls around the world, according to a report by Save the Children released Tuesday. "Child marriage starts a cycle of disadvantage that denies girls the most basic rights to learn, develop and be children," said Save the Children International CEO Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

(video at link)
Vietnamese child bride: I was tricked into being sold 03:07

"Girls who marry too early often can't attend school, and are more likely to face domestic violence, abuse and rape... They also bear children before their bodies are fully prepared, which can have devastating consequences on their and their baby's health." The report, called "Every Last Girl," ranked 144 countries from the best to the worst in which to be a girl. The listing was based on child marriage, schooling, teen pregnancy, maternal deaths and the number of female lawmakers.
The stories of the child brides are harrowing and heartbreaking. Girls as young as 10 are being married off, in many cases with much older men, the global charity reports.
. . . . .
Niger ranks last
The worst countries in which to be a girl are Somalia, Mali, Central African Republic, Chad and Niger, which all ranked at the bottom of the Girls' Opportunity Index. "In Niger, for example, 76% of young women were married before they were 18, and one in five adolescent girls gives birth a year on average," Save the Children said. "All countries at the bottom of the ranking must focus urgently on ensuring that policy and practice uphold girls' rights in health and education, as well as in the household." Countries at the top include Sweden, Finland, Norway, Netherlands and Belgium. The United States comes in at 32.



http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/11/world/girls-around-the-world-report/

[smirkymonkey]

1. K&R

What miserable lives they must lead, no hope and no futures.

[niyad]

2. . . .

[prayin4rain]

3. Disgusting. And U.S. being 32 is also disgusting. nt

[niyad]

4. but. . . .we are the greatest, bestest, most wonderfulest country in the WHOLE universe!!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. Yet some of the ones at the very top are frequently.....

.....hailed by liberals as being better, more enlightened places than the US......

Your sarcasm may be misplaced.

[niyad]

11. you do understand that the ranking is from best to worst, yes? we are 32nd from best.

nothing to be proud of.

[Blue_Tires]

39. I'm thinking the majority of child marriages here are

"traditions" brought over by certain cultures...

I had a high school classmate whose parents promised her hand in marriage when she was a *child* to a wealthy old man in exchange for helping them financially set up a new life in the U.S. (of course the marriage wouldn't be official until she got out of high school, and then she'd be sent back to the Philippines)... Her parents didn't even tell her about this "deal" until she was 16 and kept wondering why they wouldn't allow her to date any boys or go to any parties... Of course by then she was independent enough to be livid at the prospect and refused to go...

I never officially heard how this story ended, but last I heard her parents were trying to find some other way to pay off the obligation, i.e., a lump-sum cash payment...

[whathehell]

43. Delete your misleading OP..

maybe then you'll gain the credibility to start the sermon... By the way, who's is this "we"?...To the best of my

knowledge, you are not an American.

[whathehell]

46. What's with the "we"?...Another attempt to mislead?

AFAIK, you are not an American.

[EX500rider]

5. 32 out of 144 sounds pretty good..

....esp if the top 40 or so are very close in rankings

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Below Algeria and Kazakhstan

https://campaigns.savethechildren.net/sites/campaigns.savethechildren.net/files/Every%20Last%20Girl%20Africa%20online%20version.pdf (page number 24, or 32/40 in the PDF viewer)

Their comment is:

While the USA, the world’s biggest economy,
ranks at number 8 in the HDI, it is at position 32
in our index, below Algeria and Kazakhstan. As
well as women’s representation in parliament,
the USA is let down by relatively high adolescent
fertility and maternal mortality rates compared
to other countries in its income group. Fourteen
women died per 100,000 live births in the USA in
2015; a similar number to Uruguay and Lebanon,
and far higher than the three deaths per 100,000
in Poland, Greece and Finland.

[niyad]

12. you are joking, yes? THIRTY SECOND-- not even in the top 30. wow. . . just. . . wow

[The2ndWheel]

17. 32nd doesn't mean anything without the context

Every 7 seconds, a young girl becomes a bride. That's the main point of your post. So how many of those are in the US? Are female children getting married what the US is ranked 32nd for?

[niyad]

18. you could read the article.

[The2ndWheel]

19. I did

It says the US is ranked 32nd on the list, but nothing specific about child brides, which was the title of the article.

From the other link in a different reply:

While the USA, the world’s biggest economy,
ranks at number 8 in the HDI, it is at position 32
in our index, below Algeria and Kazakhstan. As
well as women’s representation in parliament,
the USA is let down by relatively high adolescent
fertility and maternal mortality rates compared
to other countries in its income group. Fourteen
women died per 100,000 live births in the USA in
2015; a similar number to Uruguay and Lebanon,
and far higher than the three deaths per 100,000
in Poland, Greece and Finland.

So nothing about every 7 seconds there being some young girl handed off to some old man. The US may have different issues, but there's no rampant child weddings.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

21. Disregard my other reply below.

[whathehell]

44. You could post something truthful..

instead of misleading people.with your "32nd in child marriage" BS.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

20. Here's the rankings with an explanation.

Go to page 32 (Girls’ Opportunity Index):
https://campaigns.savethechildren.net/sites/campaigns.savethechildren.net/files/Every%20Last%20Girl%20Africa%20online%20version.pdf

It's mostly maternal death rates and young pregnancies that hurt the USA's ranking, both of which are related to healthcare -- e.g., birth control in regard to early pregnancies.

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While the USA, the world’s biggest economy,
ranks at number 8 in the HDI, it is at position 32
in our index, below Algeria and Kazakhstan. As
well as women’s representation in parliament,
the USA is let down by relatively high adolescent
fertility and maternal mortality rates compared
to other countries in its income group. Fourteen
women died per 100,000 live births in the USA in
2015; a similar number to Uruguay and Lebanon,
and far higher than the three deaths per 100,000
in Poland, Greece and Finland.

I was amazed that Germany does so poorly in secondary education for women! (Look at the chart colors.)

[B2G]

27. Maternal mortality rates are useless for comparisons

Countries define them differently. The US has one of the strictest definitions and reporting criteria in the world, so it's not surprising we're higher than others.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

29. You're probably right.

I mostly interjected to provide the context that the other poster requested.

I think the thread title is misleading.

[whathehell]

41. Thank you. n/t

[EX500rider]

50. No- not joking....top 50 of 144 is good..

....esp if there is only a small difference between 1 and 32..

[Brickbat]

6. This photo is the one that kills me. Five years old.

Credit: National Geogrpahic

[prayin4rain]

7. This is just too awful. nt

[Quantess]

9. Predominantly Muslim countries. (no text)

[niyad]

13. and the US ranks 32nd in the world. not a primarily muslim country.

[whathehell]

28. No, but what do you want to bet that those marriages were primarily between Muslim Americans?

32nd the world isn't a very high number.

[niyad]

30. really?? thirty one countries in the world have better records on women's rights and issues,

including child marriage and political representation, than the greatest, bestest, most wonderfulest country in the whole universe? and that isn't so bad? wow. . . . just. . . wow. . .

[whathehell]

33. Yeah, and three times that many have worse, including some in Europe..

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In any case, your silly caricature of American.self image as the "greatest, most wonderfulness country in the universe" doesn't describe my attitude or that of most Americans I know.

Hint: Sometimes one just has to move beyond those lazy stereotypes.

[whathehell]

36. I see you sidestepped my question..

Why am I not surprised?

[Quantess]

40. Predominantly Muslim Cultures.

Sorry, I mis-typed.

[niyad]

14. . . .

[Throd]

15. Breaking News! Study says America sucks.

Just another day on the DU.

[niyad]

16. such a dismissive comment for such an important topic.

[Throd]

22. As a father of two young girls I am anything but dismissive of the topic.

I also think they are being raised in one of the best environments possible.

[niyad]

23. the comment was certainly dismissive. and, best environment possible? in your home, yes,

but the rest of society is the best environment possible? oookayyyyyy.

[Throd]

25. Social situations vary, but overall, the USA is a good place for women's rights.

It isn't perfect, but over the years I have seen you post many articles that effort to portray America in the worst possible terms.

[niyad]

31. the fact that these articles exist, and we know the reality, should be an incentive to do better,

not to claim that we are attempting to portray this country in the worst (true) terms.

[whathehell]

37. Um, you've already made a misleading statement..

in that you ignored the other four factors by which the score was reached...Are you sure you want to start preaching on top of it?

[whathehell]

34. Thank you.

I get your point.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

48. The "marriages" are also illegal here

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. k&r

[B2G]

26. A little misleading

The US in not ranked 32nd in child marriages. That was one of 5 factors.

"The report, called "Every Last Girl," ranked 144 countries from the best to the worst in which to be a girl. The listing was based on child marriage, schooling, teen pregnancy, maternal deaths and the number of female lawmakers."

[Glassunion]

32. A lot misleading. All caps 32nd... Oh noes!!!

[whathehell]

35. Thank you..

Looks like someone jumped the gun.

[Blue_Tires]

38. The official list...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_marriage_in_the_United_States

[B2G]

42. What? No states have 5 year olds on the list?

This whole OP is BS.

[whathehell]

45. "The whole OP is "BS". Yes it is..

I just suggested the poster to delete it.

[Quantess]

47. Oh, and these are predominantly MUSLIM CULTURES and MUSLIM COUNTRIES

who devalue women so much!

[davidn3600]

49. Considering cultural relativism and multiculturalism is now taking over progressive politics....

Some of those countries at the top are going to start falling down the list. And the US may ultimately get worse as well.

[Quantess]

51. You silly "racist" jerkface.

As though Muslim = race

If Muslim = race then I as an agnostic could convert to Muslim and become
bi-racial.