Violence against women is not a thing of the past. Pay close attention to the women in your life - friends, co-workers, grown daughters, aging mothers. Make sure they’re ok and listen to them if they seem to be complaining about their personal safety. Pay very close attention to women (and young men!) in the military for they are very vulnerable and have almost no support when they are attacked or abused, assaulted or violated.
- In the U.S., every nine seconds the is a battery against some woman
- 95% of domestic violence victims are women
- Domestic Violence is the single major cause of injury to women, more than muggings and car accidents combined
- Domestic Violence is the cause of 30% of physical disabilities in women
Go read this piece from the Women’s Media Center The DNA of Violence by Marie Tessier. It’s the story of one man
