NAME: ____María del Pilar Vela Fontis__________DATE: __20/08/2021___

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

INTRODUCTION

Estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have
been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual
violence in their lifetime.

THESIS

Violence negatively affects women’s general well-being and prevents women from fully
participating in society. It impacts their families, their community, and the country at large. It has
tremendous costs, from greater strains on health care to legal expenses and losses in productivity.
At least 155 countries have passed laws on domestic violence, and 140 have legislation on sexual
harassment in the workplace. But challenges remain in enforcing these laws, limiting women and
girls’ access to safety and justice.

THREE REASONS TO SUPPORT THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

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Ending violence against Saves lives: There’s never been a better

women will help end violence
against everyone:
We stand against all forms of
violence and discrimination.
And in fact, all are
interconnected. Violence against
women and gender based
violence in general fuels and is
fueled by virtually all other
societal ills and inequalities.
We see preventing violence
against women is a key entry
point for addressing them all and
promoting all humans’ human
rights.
Since passage in 1994, there
have been consistent decreases
in rates of rape and sexual
assault, domestic violence
homicide, and nonfatal
domestic violence:
- Annual rates of sexual
violence have declined by
58% from 1994 to 2010
- Intimate partner homicide
rates have declined by 35%
for women and 46% for
men between 1993 and
2007
moment:
Men and women are now
more than ever realizing their
responsibility and power to
end violence against women
and standing together to do it.
Awareness and momentum,
among civil society,
government leaders, the
media, and more, have never
been stronger: in the U.S., in
India, around the world. This
is a moment we can seize
together.

CONCLUSION

We can change the harmful beliefs at the core of this problem. What was learned can be unlearned. It is
time for us all, women, men, girls, boys and key public actors to end violence against women and girls.