5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Location: UT Dallas McDermott Library, McDermott Suite, MC 4.4
In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls are missing in the world today because of this so-called “gendercide”.
Girls who survive infancy are often subject to neglect, and many grow up to face extreme violence and even death at the hands of their own husbands or other family members.
The war against girls is rooted in centuries-old tradition and sustained by deeply ingrained cultural dynamics which, in combination with government policies, accelerate the elimination of girls.
Shot on location in India and China, It’s a Girl reveals the issue. It asks why this is happening, and why so little is being done to save girls and women.
The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change, while collectively lamenting the lack of any truly effective action against this injustice.
This event is sponsored by The School of Interdisciplinary Studies Gender Studies Program & the Galerstein Women’s Center.
Please note: Visitors may obtain a one-day parking pass at the Visitor Center and University Bookstore (VCB). Visitors may then park in any green or white visitor marked parking spot.
The closest parking lots to the McDermott Library are LOT C and LOT D.
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The University of Texas at Dallas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University. Students with disabilities needing special assistance to attend please call the Galerstein Women’s Center at 972-883-6555. Texas Relay Operation: 1-800-RELAYTX.
Please visit us: Galerstein Women's Center Website
Ashfia Salemin, 972-883-6555
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