6) Food & Water

DPL Pathfinder #6 Food & Water

7) Healthcare

DPL Pathfinder #7 Healthcare

New York Times article // Nov. 11, 2014 12 Women Die After Botched Government Sterilizations in India

8) Excess Female Mortality & Survival (also see Gendered Rituals), including

  • Food & Malnutrition
  • Health Access & Disease
  • Violence & Other Relevant Factors

PL Pathfinder #8 Excess Female Mortality & Survival 

9) Infanticide, including sex-selective abortion & ”missing women”

DPL Pathfinder #9 Infanticide

Suggested documentary: It's a Girl! View trailer here

10) Fertility Rates & Population

DPL Pathfinder #10 Fertility Rates & Population

11) Gendered Rituals

DPL Pathfinder #11 Gendered Rituals

Video // Girls Not Brides: Traditions Can Change - Ending Child MarriageChild marriage robs 10 million girls a year of their childhood. A harmful traditional practice, child marriage denies girls their rights to health, education and security. 'Great change can happen within a single generation. I know this to be true.' - Desmond Tutu. In this video from Girls Not Brides¸Graça Machel, Mary Robinson and Desmond Tutu of The Elders call on people around the world to action: to end child marriage in a single generation.

Suggested documentary: I AM A GIRL. View trailer here

Suggested documentary: It's a Girl! View trailer here

12) Forced Marriages

DPL Pathfinder #12 Forced Marriages