Latest "Status of Girls in Wisconsin" Report Reveals Troubling Patterns
2019年1月15日
The vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 Report: The Status of Girls in Wisconsin reveals a number of persistent, 威斯康星州女孩们令人不安的模式, especially in the areas of sexual violence and human trafficking; stress, depression and suicide; bullying; TV, online and social media engagement; and substance use. The data also points to another disturbing fact - Wisconsin girls of color have it worse than white girls. 然而,, the 2018-2019 report from the vnsr威尼斯城官网登入大学 妇女和女童研究中心 did note some improvement in areas including sexual activity, 青少年生育率和吸烟.
This is the fourth report on the status of girls in Wisconsin as part of vnsr威尼斯城官网登入's continued commitment to raise awareness regarding issues and challenges that impact girls in our state. The first report was released in 2007, followed by updates in 2010 and 2014. The report focuses on girls (in most cases ages 10-19) across the state of Wisconsin. Data are drawn from various sources compiled and analyzed by researchers affiliated with the vnsr威尼斯城官网登入大学 妇女和女童研究中心.
2018年的一些关键发现包括:
性暴力和人口贩运
- The vast majority of sex offenses committed in 2017 were against girls. (4,501名女性受害者vs. 790名男性受害者)
- It is estimated that 340 people under age 25 were victims of sex trafficking in Milwaukee. 其中97人.0%为女性,65岁.0% were black; 55.0%未满18岁.
- More girls than boys report that they had been physically 为ced into having sex at least once. (8.9% vs. 5.1%)
Stress, Depression, Suicide and Self-Harm Behaviors
- More Wisconsin girls than boys report suicidal planning and behaviors, 还有自残行为.
- 女孩比男孩多(38).1% vs 16.2%)报告有抑郁症状.
欺凌和虐待
- Higher rates of childhood abuse are found in girls compared to boys in Wisconsin.
- The number of girls who have been bullied at school is higher than the number of boys. (28.3% vs. 20.1%)
电视、网络和社交媒体参与
- There has been a dramatic increase in the number of hours girls report spent on computers or video games. 在这方面,她们现在超过了男孩. In 2007, 15.5%的女孩 surveyed in Wisconsin reported spending three or more hours per day this way. 到2017年,这一数字增加到41个.5%的女孩.
- Significantly more girls in Wisconsin than boys reported experiencing cyberbullying with 24.9% of girls reporting they had been bullied in the past year compared to 11.9%的男孩.
体重与运动
- In Wisconsin the percentage of high school girls not being physically active 为 60 minutes per day on five days of the week increased from 55.从2013年的9%上升到58%.3% in 2017 while in the same period boys had a decrease.
- We see a higher percentage of girls not participating in Physical Education (PE) classes one or more days a week, 从50岁开始.从2013年的5%到54岁.5% in 2017.
性与青少年怀孕
- Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are higher in Milwaukee County than in other parts of the state, with girls of color much more likely to contract an STI.
- 威斯康星州15人.0% of girls reported having been 为ced into any sexual activity, as compared to 5.0%男孩.
药物滥用
- Girls in Wisconsin report higher rates of alcohol use than boys.
- More girls than boys report having used marijuana at least once.
The report also noted some encouraging news including:
- Students continue to report declining rates of teen pregnancy.
- 威斯康辛州有63个.自1991年以来,青少年生育率下降了0%.从2014年到2015年下降了0%. 整体, 威斯康星州是青少年生育率最低的州之一, 在51个州和地区中排名第42位.
- Rates of youth smoking continue to decline in Wisconsin and nationally.
- In Wisconsin, the number of teens misusing opioids is lower than the national average.
- 关于教育的话题, a slightly higher percentage of girls (just over 90%) in Wisconsin public schools graduated with a regular high school diploma during the 2016-17 school year compared to boys (86.5%), but Wisconsin girls still lag behind boys in mathematics and science at the advanced level.
The vnsr威尼斯城官网登入 Report: The Status of Girls in Wisconsin provides in为mation, 没有广泛的解释, to serve as a catalyst 为 young women and girls and the agencies that serve them to voice their perspectives on the issues and challenges they face and work to develop the solutions, programming and resources needed to address these issues.
The report is still the most comprehensive consolidation of in为mation about the issues facing girls in our state. Several universities and colleges nationwide have followed vnsr威尼斯城官网登入大学's lead in presenting data to improve the lives of girls.
The full 2018-2019 “Status of Girls in Wisconsin” report, 以及一份执行摘要, 可在 infographil.com/statusofgirls. 3月23日, vnsr威尼斯城官网登入大学 will host a Girls Summit that will offer an opportunity to address the challenges the report highlights. 报名时间为 infographil.com/research/girlssummit.
The vnsr威尼斯城官网登入大学 妇女和女童研究中心 is a center devoted to taking scholarly research that applies to the real world where it can inspire, trans为m and support initiatives that improve the lives of women and girls in Wisconsin and beyond. The center also partners with community agencies to foster discussion about important issues and identifies emerging research topics that can make a difference in women's lives.
Published on 2019年1月15日 | Categories: 编辑部 featured press release