Trivia & Facts
Dollhouse Trivia
A Doll’s House is a play by F. Ibsen exploring themes of female emancipation.
The House of Dolls is a novella by Ka-tzetnik which describes allegations of brothels within Nazi concentration camps.
The British name for a Clubhouse or Playhouse is a Wendyhouse after the character in Peter Pan.
Financial Facts
Societal Cost of violence to women estimated at $46 Billion by Women’s Aid.
Global profit from Human Trafficking estimated at $42.5 Billion by the United Nations
Global Military Expenditure $1.4 Trillion (USA spending represents 50% of figure as given.)
G8 provisions for Poverty total $35 Billion - Shortfall against target $15 Billion
Worrying Figures
In the UK more than two women per week are killed by current or ex partners.
One in four women experience domestic violence in their lifetime.
Between 1 in 8 and 1 in 10 women experience violence or intimidation on an annual basis.
The emergency services receive a phone call regarding domestic violence every single minute of every single day. However, less than half the crimes are actually reported.
Third World Concerns
Author Nils Ringdal claims that 3 out of four men between the ages of 20 and 50 who have visited Asia or Africa have paid for sex.
Africa has 10% of the World’s population but 65% of all HIV cases.
The WHO state encounters with prostitutes produced 84% of all new HIV infections in adult males in Accra, Ghana.
Trafficking
United States State Department estimates between 50,000 to 100,000 women and girls are trafficked each year.
Up to 70% of all people trafficked are women.
In terms of distribution of wealth New York is the ninth most unequal city in the world. The Equality Trust states societal inequality is one of the best indicators of abuse of human rights.
A BBC study demonstrated that for every dollar spent on poverty causes, seven dollars could be saved as a consequence.
