Violence against women

The term violence against women means any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life.

It is important to me because I have people who are close to me that are women. I am a woman too and we suffer a lot of different violence just because of our gender.

Your opinions could help find solutions or we could also raise awareness of how big and important this problem is, the majority of the population are women and the majority of women on the planet suffer different types of violence.

It is estimated that, worldwide, 736 million women – almost one in three – have been victims of physical or sexual violence by their partner, non-partner sexual violence, or both, at least once. in their life (30% of women aged 15 or older). These data do not include sexual harassment. Rates of depression, anxiety disorders, unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV are higher among women who have experienced violence than among those who have not, as are many other health problems that can occur. endure once the violence has ceased.

In 2022, around 48,800 women and girls will die at the hands of their partners or other family members around the world. This means that, on average, more than five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family.

Fifteen million adolescent girls ages 15 to 19 have experienced forced sexual relations around the world. In the vast majority of countries, adolescent girls are the group most at risk of being forced to have sexual relations (or other types of sexual acts) by their current or former husband, partner or boyfriend. According to data available for 30 countries, only 1% of them have ever asked for professional help.

In 2020, for every 10 victims of human trafficking detected in the world, about four were adult women and about two were girls. The majority of detected victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation (91%) are women. An analysis of court cases shows that female victims are subjected to physical or extreme violence by traffickers at a rate three times higher than that of men.

At least 200 million women and girls aged 15 to 49 have been subjected to female genital mutilation in the 31 countries where this practice is concentrated.

In sub-Saharan Africa, one in four women and girls has undergone female genital mutilation. However, levels vary considerably from country to country.

There are still countries where female genital mutilation is almost universal, where at least 9 out of 10 girls and women between 15 and 49 years of age have undergone cutting, while in Cameroon and Uganda it affects no more than 1% of girls and women.

References:

Hechos y cifras: Poner fin a la violencia contra las mujeres. (s/f). ONU Mujeres. Recuperado el 15 de febrero de 2024, de https://www.unwomen.org/es/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures