September 2009
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WatchMusic by Ivy-Edge of the Ocean
Using this music file is purely under academic reasons.
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Gabriela, Philippines
Gabriela National Alliance of Women, since its establishment in 1984, has consistently fought to advance women’s rights and eliminate all forms of violence against women (VAW). Gabriela has already launched several campaigns on VAW such as the international campaign Purple Rose (Campaign Against Sex Trafficking), SHOUT ( Sexual Harassment Out), Blow-a-Whistle campaign. Such campaigns gathered...
Statistics
The Numbers don’t lie.
1 woman is battered every 1 hour and 50 minutes
1 woman is raped every 7 hours and 30 minutes
Every 18 hours and 50 minutes, there is a victim of sexual abuse
1 child is battered every 1 hour and 26 minutes
1 girl child is raped every 2 hours
For every 9 hours, there is a child victim of sexual harassment
(Center for Women’s Resources)
In 2008, 6055 women were victims of violence
In the last 5 years alone, 43, 871 women were abused.
iVow
How many more until we make it stop?
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