November 25 has been designated by the world community as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is a day for governments, international groups, and membership organizations like NOW to come together to organize activities and events to spread awareness of this issue. Violence against women and girls is one of the Read more …
Gender-based violence (GBV) poses a serious threat to the welfare of those that experience it. About one in four women within the U.S. experience some type of physical violence from an intimate partner and one in four women have reported experiencing an attempted or completed rape during their life.
“It’s heartbreaking to listen to the accounts of survivors of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ alleged crimes of sexual violence, rape and abuse. They deserve justice, and Sean Combs must be held fully accountable,” she said, “As new accusations and individuals come forward, we also see how damaged we are as a society by an insidious culture of toxic masculinity that has gone unchallenged too long.”
…”many women victims of trafficking were swept into the crime bill under extreme penalties and given harsh sentences even though they were actually victims…”, Christian F. Nunes
President of the National Organization For Women, Christian F. Nunes told Newsweek that funding should be allocated to close any loopholes around domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault.