Why care about violence against women?

February 19, 2013 in CSW 57, gender-based violence

Reblogged from Observations at the UN Commission on the Status of Women:

A friend recently asked me:
I do not know if the intent of the blog is to lead to some concrete action.
If so, then I will start at the root of the problem. "violence against
women" is an anonymous and vague topic.

Do you mean "women against women?"
"men against women?"
"children against women?"
"societal laws limiting women, men, and children?"

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