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Every minute and a half a woman is raped in the USA Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK, 40% of victims of serious sexual assault tell nobody Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

More women aged 15-45 die or are disabled by gender violence than cancer, malaria, traffic injuries & war. Why? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

1 in 3 women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Up to 70% of female murder victims are killed by their male partners. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Around 800,000 people are trafficked across borders annually.
80 % are women & girls. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Canada, one woman in four is sexually abused by age 16. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In 5 years, violence against women on TV in the USA has increased 60 times more than other violence. Why? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Australia: main cause of preventable death, disability & illness of women under 45 is domestic violence. Why? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK, more men would report a dog being beaten, than a case of domestic violence. We ask Why? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK, ‘Current partners’ are responsible for 45% of rapes. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK women are more than twice as likely as men to be worried about violent crime. We ask Why? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK, nearly one in three women have experienced domestic violence. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK, nearly one in four women have experienced some form of sexual assault. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK, nearly one in ten women say they have been stalked. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Children witnessing domestic violence are twice as likely to have serious behavioural problems. Who cares? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK, one in five teenage girls said they’d been hit by a boyfriend. Women for a Change asks Why? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In the UK, 40% of victims of serious sexual assault tell nobody. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Northern Uganda, 60% of women encounter some form of sexual violence. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In India, every 3rd minute a case of violence against a woman is registered. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In South Africa, a women is raped every 26 seconds. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In South Africa, one in four women is in an abusive relationship. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In South Africa, one in four girls has been sexually abused. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

A child seeing dad abusing mum is at the highest risk for passing violence to the next generation. Who cares? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

One in five women becomes a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Half of the women who are murdered, are killed by their current or former husbands or partners. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

More than 130 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Most women who are physically abused by their partners do not contact NGOs, shelters or police. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Turkey, Four out of 10 women in Turkey are beaten by their husbands. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Almost 90 percent of abused women in Turkey do not seek help from any organization. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

1 in 3 women who join the US military will be sexually assaulted or raped by men in the military. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Women in violent relationships are 50 percent more likely to become HIV positive than others. What’s being done? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

Half of the South African women are at risk of being raped. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

A quarter of the women in South Africa are in abusive relationships. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In India, every two hours a ‘bride burning’ occurs. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Japan, 10% of women reported experiencing sexual abuse before age15 years. Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Japan, only 7% of women who experienced physical violence told a counsellor or health professional. Why? www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Brazil, around 10% of women reported experiencing sexual abuse before the age of 15 years. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Brazil, around a quarter of women do not tell anyone about physical violence by a partner. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Brazil, over half of women do not seek help when suffering physical violence by a partner. We ask “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org

In Pakistan over 80% of women face some form of sexual harassment Women for a Change asks “Why?” www.asafeworldforwomen.org