International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women - Nov 25
The central moral challenge of our time is reaching a tipping point. Just as slavery was the defining struggle of the 19th century and totalitarianism of the 20th, the fight to end the oppression of women and girls worldwide defines our current century.
Hidden in the overlapping problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality is the single most vital opportunity of our time — and women are seizing it. From Somaliland to Cambodia to Afghanistan, women's oppression is being confronted head on and real, meaningful solutions are being fashioned. Change is happening, and it’s happening now."
- halftheskymovement.org
Stop violence against women in 6 easy steps:
Hidden in the overlapping problems of sex trafficking and forced prostitution, gender-based violence, and maternal mortality is the single most vital opportunity of our time — and women are seizing it. From Somaliland to Cambodia to Afghanistan, women's oppression is being confronted head on and real, meaningful solutions are being fashioned. Change is happening, and it’s happening now."
- halftheskymovement.org
Stop violence against women in 6 easy steps:
1. Take the oath - swear to always treat women with respect and sign the pledge:
3. Join 5 and a half million people who have taken action with the UN
5. Watch the very powerfull movie "Half the Sky" - see the trailer below:
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2. Buy a white ribbon and wear to school on Friday November 23
4. Check out this great idea for stopping domestic violence
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6. GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED - SHARE EVERYTHING YOU DO ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER - AND AT http://www.facebook.com/NudgeeSJL
Facts on violence against women:
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACROSS THE WORLD
Within Australia:
· Over one third (39.9%) of Australian women report experiencing at least one incident of physical violence or sexual violence since the age of 15.
· Over 34% of women who have ever had a boyfriends or husband report experiencing at least one form of violence during their lifetime from an intimate male partner. About half have experienced physical violence and a third has experienced sexual violence.
· At age 15, 29% of women had experienced physical assault, and 17% had experienced sexual assault.
http://www.express.org.au/article.aspx?aeid=10094
· 48% of Australian women report experiencing at least one incident of physical violence, over their lifetime
· 48% of Australian women report experiencing at least one incident of physical violence, over their lifetime
· Most victims of domestic violence are aged between 20-30 years (Younger women are at greater risk than older women)
· Indigenous women within Australia suffer higher rates of more serious violence than other women
(In a police study in Western Australia, they were found to be victims of homicide up to ten times more often than non-Indigenous women and the violence is more serious)
· 20% of Indigenous women reported physical violence in the preceding 12 months, compared with 7% of non-Indigenous women
· 12% of Indigenous women reported sexual violence, compared to 4% of non-Indigenous women
· Women with disabilities also suffer higher rates of violence (Between 2 and 12 times that of women without disabilities)
· “Domestic violence is the leading contributor to death, disability and illness in Victorian women aged 15-44”
http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/PDF%20files/The%20Scope%20of%20Violence%20Against%20Women%20in%20Australia%20-%20NOWSA%20presentation.pdf
Within Other Parts Of The World:
U.S STATS-
· 18.3 % of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape. Of these, 12.3% were younger than age 12 when they were first raped, and 29.9% were between the ages of 11 and 17.
· 22 million women in the United States have been raped in their lifetime. 63.84% of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date.
· Almost one-third of female homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner.
· The National College Women Sexual Victimization Study estimated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 college women experience completed or attempted rape during their college years.
· One out of every five American women has been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.
http://www.feminist.com/antiviolence/facts.html
OTHER LOCATIONS-
· In Guatemala, two women are murdered, on average, each day.
· In India, 8,093 cases of dowry-related death were reported in 2007; an unknown number of murders of women and young girls were falsely labelled ‘suicides’ or ‘accidents’.
· In the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, 66% of murders of women were committed by husbands, boyfriends or other family members.
· Worldwide, up to 50% of sexual assaults are committed against girls under 16.
· An estimated 150 million girls under the age of 18 suffered some form of sexual violence in 2002 alone.
· The first sexual experience of some 30% of women was forced. The percentage is even higher among those who were under 15 at the time of their sexual initiation, with up to 45% reporting that the experience was forced.
· Across Asia, studies in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea show that 30 to 40% of women suffer workplace sexual harassment.
http://www.endvawnow.org/en/articles/299-fast-facts-statistics-on-violence-against-women-and-girls-.html
Facts on violence against women:
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACROSS THE WORLD
Within Australia:
· Over one third (39.9%) of Australian women report experiencing at least one incident of physical violence or sexual violence since the age of 15.
· Over 34% of women who have ever had a boyfriends or husband report experiencing at least one form of violence during their lifetime from an intimate male partner. About half have experienced physical violence and a third has experienced sexual violence.
· At age 15, 29% of women had experienced physical assault, and 17% had experienced sexual assault.
http://www.express.org.au/article.aspx?aeid=10094
· 48% of Australian women report experiencing at least one incident of physical violence, over their lifetime
· 48% of Australian women report experiencing at least one incident of physical violence, over their lifetime
· Most victims of domestic violence are aged between 20-30 years (Younger women are at greater risk than older women)
· Indigenous women within Australia suffer higher rates of more serious violence than other women
(In a police study in Western Australia, they were found to be victims of homicide up to ten times more often than non-Indigenous women and the violence is more serious)
· 20% of Indigenous women reported physical violence in the preceding 12 months, compared with 7% of non-Indigenous women
· 12% of Indigenous women reported sexual violence, compared to 4% of non-Indigenous women
· Women with disabilities also suffer higher rates of violence (Between 2 and 12 times that of women without disabilities)
· “Domestic violence is the leading contributor to death, disability and illness in Victorian women aged 15-44”
http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/PDF%20files/The%20Scope%20of%20Violence%20Against%20Women%20in%20Australia%20-%20NOWSA%20presentation.pdf
Within Other Parts Of The World:
U.S STATS-
· 18.3 % of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape. Of these, 12.3% were younger than age 12 when they were first raped, and 29.9% were between the ages of 11 and 17.
· 22 million women in the United States have been raped in their lifetime. 63.84% of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date.
· Almost one-third of female homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner.
· The National College Women Sexual Victimization Study estimated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 college women experience completed or attempted rape during their college years.
· One out of every five American women has been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.
http://www.feminist.com/antiviolence/facts.html
OTHER LOCATIONS-
· In Guatemala, two women are murdered, on average, each day.
· In India, 8,093 cases of dowry-related death were reported in 2007; an unknown number of murders of women and young girls were falsely labelled ‘suicides’ or ‘accidents’.
· In the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, 66% of murders of women were committed by husbands, boyfriends or other family members.
· Worldwide, up to 50% of sexual assaults are committed against girls under 16.
· An estimated 150 million girls under the age of 18 suffered some form of sexual violence in 2002 alone.
· The first sexual experience of some 30% of women was forced. The percentage is even higher among those who were under 15 at the time of their sexual initiation, with up to 45% reporting that the experience was forced.
· Across Asia, studies in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea show that 30 to 40% of women suffer workplace sexual harassment.
http://www.endvawnow.org/en/articles/299-fast-facts-statistics-on-violence-against-women-and-girls-.html