I'm doing some research (into water & sanitation) and stumbled across these scary statistics (from here...
Justification of wife-beating, Adolescents aged 15-19 who think a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under certain circumstances (2002-2010*) (%) , male
54
Justification of wife-beating, Adolescents aged 15-19 who think a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under certain circumstances (2002-2010*) (%) , female
57
Maternal mortality ratio? , 2008, Lifetime risk of maternal death: 1 in: 38
I know from the water side of things there's plenty of international practical support and funding, but out of interest, do British and other western countries do work to change attitudes and provide support in developing countries? I know Unicef certainly have projects on reducing FGM, I've just not heard about other projects.