In the article that I read "Facts and figures: ending violence against women" it says that it is an estimate that 35% of women worldwide has experienced some sort of assault, whether it is physical, sexual, or violent assault. It also states that at least 70% of women experience sexual assault from their partner. I personally think these percentages are high, and there must be something that needs to be done about this.
The question is how can we stop assaults from being committed against women? There is a lot that can be done. There is a lot that can be done in terms of raising awareness as well as educating people about this issue. Based on my knowledge from what I know and what I have gained and gathered information from this article, a lot of men who see their fathers abuse their mothers have the tendency to do the same thing to their intimate partner. Some of the things that can be done about this is to educate the people in our family. It all starts in the home. A lot of the habits we develop start from the house, and it is not right for men to become like this and assault women because they grew up in a household where it was provident. The article also mentions "...one out of three students have been bullied by their peers at school.....girls are more likely to experience psychological bullying...girls also report being made fun of because of how their body looks more frequently than others," which is something that is very much relevant today: bullying. One of the big things we can do to prevent assaults against women is to teach women to be strong willed physically and mentally. We need to be able to tell them that they are strong and beautiful no matter what anyone says.
A very big thing to me that comes to mind when it comes to preventing assaults from being committed against women is to teach our generation, especially men, to practice kindness and to always treat women with respect, as well as for women to always be strong willed no matter what.
Resource:
Facts and figures: Ending violence against women. (2019, November). Retrieved March 29, 2020, from https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures
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