Why everyday gender inequality could lead to are next war (hello Syria).
But it turns out that studies show that there is a direct correlation between violence against women and the numbers of wars that a nation state engages in. Violence again women is an epidemic in the United States.
FACT #1. OVER 22 MILLION WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN RAPED IN THEIR LIFETIME (NATIONAL INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY 2012)
Fact #2: 18.3% of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)
Fact #3: Of the 18.3% of women who have survived rape or attempted rape, 12.3% were younger than age 12 when they were first raped, and 29.9% were between the ages of 11 and 17. (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010)
Fact #4: Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted.(Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) calculation based on 2000 National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice)
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