1, The word “woman” is believed to have derived from the Middle
English term wyfman, broken down simply as the
wife (wyf) of man. In Old English, women
were described simply as wyf, while the
term man was used to describe a human
person, regardless of gender.
2, The English word “girl” was initially used to describe a
young person of either sex. It was not until the beginning of the sixteenth
century that the term was used specifically to describe a female child.
3, The breasts of human women are much larger in proportion
than those of other female mammals. The prominent size, while not necessary for
milk production, is most likely a result of sexual selection.
4, Each day 1,600 women die as result of pregnancy or childbirth
complications. Nearly 99% of these deaths occur in developing nations.
5, The probability of a woman giving birth to a baby girl
instead of a baby boy increases significantly the nearer the mother lives to
the equator. While the cause of this gender selection is unknown, scientists
believe the constant sunlight hours and abundant food supply in tropical
regions may favor female births.
6, The first country to grant women the right to vote in the
modern era was New Zealand in 1893.
7, Women speak about 20,000 words a day. That's 13,000 more than the
average man.
8, Women cry on average between 30 and 64 times a year, while men cry between 6 and 17 times.
9, Women spend nearly one year
of their lives deciding what to wear.
10, Every 90 seconds, a woman dies during pregnancy or
childbirth. Most of these deaths are preventable, but due to gender-based
discrimination many women are not given the proper education or care they need.
11, Women make up 80% of all refugees and displaced people.
Instruments of genocide such as sexual violence and rape are often directed at
women and girls.
12, 80percent of the world richest women inherited their wealth either from their husband or fathers
13, Women have a tendency of living longer than the men
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