- On average, women globally live six to eight years longer than men.
- In 2007, women's life expectancy at birth was more than 80 years in 35 countries, but only 54 years in the WHO African Region.
- Girls are far more likely than boys to suffer sexual abuse.
- Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among adolescent girls in high- and middle-income countries.
- Essentially all (99%) of the half-a-million maternal deaths every year occur in developing countries.
- Breast cancer is the leading cancer killer among women aged 20-59 in high-income countries.
- Globally, cardiovascular disease, often thought to be a "male" problem, is the leading killer of women.
- General Conference Annual Council
- Women and Health
- Government decisions that affect women globally
- October: National Breast cancer Awareness Month & National Domestic Violence Month
- October 1: Devotional Book Deadline
- October 31: Scholarship Applications deadline