UNFPA- State of World Population Report- My Body is My Own

United Nations Population Fund released the State of World Population Report 2021, titled: My Body is My Own. This is the first report in the history of UN that focuses on bodily autonomy, which is defined as the power and agency to make choices about one’s body without fear of violence or having someone else decide for you.

Major Findings

• About half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy.
• Women enjoy just 75 per cent of the legal rights of men, despite constitutional guarantees of gender equality.
• About half of adolescent girls and women can make their own decisions related ....