Apart from the fact that this shocks me, it makes me wonder if women will ever receive equal treatment and be respected by the opposite sex.
If in 2013, more than a THIRD women worldwide will be physically or sexually abused, then something is WRONG with our society.
This calls for FEMINISM and I am not talking about the sort of modern or liberal feminism we have today. We need the radical forms to be able to look beyond our comparators-men, and shake the society we live in because to me, the whole society is against us-women.
According to MailOnline;
Over a third of women worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence, a new study has revealed.
Research found 35 per cent of women across the globe will be the victim of either intimate or non-partner violence.
And intimate partner violence is the most common type of assault against females, affecting 30 per cent of all women.
As well as releasing the findings of the report, the World Health Organisation (WHO) detailed the impacts of such violence on women.
The study found health problems ranging from broken bones to pregnancy-related complications, mental problems and impaired social functioning.
Injury, and even death, are the most serious consequences of violence, but it can also double the chances of developing depression.
Meanwhile, violence can lead to misuse of alcohol amongst women, sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies and abortion.
The study found too that women who experience partner violence have a 16 per cent greater chance of giving birth to a low-weight baby.
What’s more, the research showed the need for all sectors to help eliminate tolerance for violence against women and provide better support for women.
The study was done in partnership with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council.
Professor Charlotte Watts, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: ‘This new data shows violence against women is extremely common.
‘We urgently need to invest in prevention to address the underlying causes of this global women’s health problem.’
According to the research, a fear of stigma prevents many women from reporting non-partner sexual violence.
Though the review also found that 7.2 per cent of women globally had reported non-partner sexual violence.
Dr Margaret Chan, from WHO, said: ‘These findings send a powerful message that violence against women is a global health problem of epidemic proportions.
‘We also see that the world’s health systems can and must do more for women who experience violence.’
And Dr Claudia Garcia-Moreno, from WHO, added: ‘The report findings show violence greatly increases women’s vulnerability to a range of short and long-term health problems.
‘It highlights the need for the health sector to take violence against women more seriously.’
As much as I am against violence on women, I still think most of this acts are caused by the women themselves due to their manner of deceiving men… Lets not also forget that about 50% of men worldwide will be deceive by women at some point in thier lives.