It is estimated that at least one of every three women globally will be beaten, raped, or otherwise abused during her lifetime.
More than 50% of women in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Peru and Tanzania reported having experienced physical or sexual abuse by an intimate partner.
More than 50% of women in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Peru and Tanzania reported having experienced physical or sexual abuse by an intimate partner.
More than 50% of women in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Peru and Tanzania reported having experienced physical or sexual abuse by an intimate partner.
It is estimated that in 30% to 60% of families in Australia where domestic violence is a factor, child abuse is also
occurring.
Approximately 1 in 3 women in New Zealand have experienced at least one act of physical and/or sexual
violence by an intimate partner.
30% of women in the United Kingdom have experienced physical abuse.
20.8% of all homicides in Australia involve intimate partners.
UNICEF estimates that one million children, mostly girls, enter the sex trade each year.
An estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women worldwide have been subjected to female genital mutilation.
1 out of every 6 American women have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime.
Systematic rape is used as a weapon of terror by the military and police in many war-torn countries.
Systematic rape is used as a weapon of terror by the military and police in many war-torn countries.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is thought to have the highest incidence of rape in the world.
Together we can make a difference in the lives of our sisters and mothers around the world.
Together we can make a difference in the lives of our sisters and mothers around the world.
A lack of access to education and opportunity, and low social status are linked to violence against women.
