International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Many of us are working to eliminate violence against women on a daily basis and we should be, but let’s take today to really let it be heard, that we take a stand against violence and we will work to make a better world for women. According to the UNFPA,

Around the world, as many as one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or abused in some other way – most often by someone she knows, including by her husband or another male family member; one woman in four has been abused during pregnancy.

Violence against women crosses sectors, racial barriers, ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, size, ability, class and impedes a quality life for all types of women. It is a serious human rights issue. So let us commit again to eliminate violence against women and to let others know about it as well.