Sunday, December 22, 2024

Tag: sexual violence

Here is how we can keep women safe from sexual violence

We need to rethink and reassess it and focus on how to stop the harassing behavior irrespective of how women dress or act.

I am woman, hear me roar

Over half a million women (and some men as well) have used the #MeToo hashtag, exposing in a few short days how pervasive are the crimes of sexual harassment and rape.

Me too. And you. And you.

We can't stop sexual violence until we understand how very mundane it is.

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