Nationwide Facts
2/3 of people living below the poverty line are women and girls.
Women aged 46-64 are twice as likely as men to not have health insurance.
Only 1/3 of teen mothers receive a high school diploma.
More than 80% of 8th grade girls have been on a "fad diet".

Calvert County Facts
5.5% of families live below the poverty level
1/3 of all juvenile delinquency cases in Calvert County are by young women. Young women also make up 47% of school suspensions.
Calvert County's teen birth rate is 22.7 births per 1000 young women aged 15-19.
36% of babies born in Calvert County are to unwed mothers.
In Calvert County the median full time earnings for women is $47,774 annually, almost 1/3 less than the median for men.

Sources- 2005 American Community Survey, Maryland Kids Count data, MSDE, MD. Dept. of Juvenile Services.