Plan International Australia Girl and young women activists in Australia and across the world fear for safety, making gains at huge personal cost – new report One in five (17%) adolescent girl and young women activists worldwide have feared for their safety while carrying out their campaigning and advocacy work, according to new research by girls' rights NGO Plan International. Here in Australia, more than a third (35%) of young women and girl activists said that campaigning for their basic rights had taken its toll on their mental and emotional wellbeing – higher than the global figure of one in four (25%).

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