https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/us/retro-sexual-harassment.html

We must include this statistic on our "Problem" page.

Here is also an amazing graph we could include....



















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Violence against women. (n.d.). Retrieved October 1, 2018, from http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women

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About RAINN. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2018, from https://www.rainn.org/about-rainn

Citation: END SEXUAL VIOLENCE. (n.d.). Retrieved October 16, 2018, from https://www.equalitynow.org/end_sexual_violence_campaign

Citation: Iraq: Stop letting rapists go free - Repeal Article 398! (n.d.). Retrieved October 16, 2018, from https://www.equalitynow.org/iraq_stop_letting_rapists_go_free_repeal_article_398

Through their GLOBAL, regional and national programs, they support the development of laws, national action plans and policies, and training programs. They provide funding to NGOs and civil society, contribute to advocacy and awareness-raising efforts, and support local initiatives.

They work together with UNICEF and UN Habitat on the Safe Cities program to promote the safety of women and girls in public spaces. They now work in over 20 cities around the world, and this number continues to rise.

UN Women also administers the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. This is a leading global fund exclusively dedicated to addressing violence against women and girls. To date, the UN Trust Fund has delivered more than USD 86 million to 351 initiatives in 128 countries and territories, often directly to women’s organizations.

UN Women’s COMMIT initiative has garnered new commitments by 58 Governments to prevent and end violence against women and girls.

Citation: It is time for action to end violence against women: A speech by Lakshmi Puri at the ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly. (n.d.). Retrieved October 16, 2018, from http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2013/6/it-is-time-for-action-to-end-violence-against-women-a-speech-by-lakshmi-puri

WHO has established The global plan of action which was adopted with a resolution that was co-sponsored by 44 Member States including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Georgia, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay, Zambia, and the European Union.

The global plan of action provides a strong mandate to address violence against women and girls as a global and urgent public health problem. The plan provides guidance for Ministries of Health to accelerate the implementation of the health sector’s contribution within multi-sector efforts to end violence against women and girls.

Citation: The World Health Assembly endorses the global plan of action on violence against women and girls, and also against children. (2016, December 21). Retrieved October 16, 2018, from http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/violence/action-plan-endorsement/en/

Citation: Sexual Violence. (2015, September 21). Retrieved from https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/topics/violence/sexual_violence/en/