WHO report highlights violence against women as a ‘global health problem of epidemic proportions
The report, Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence, represents the first systematic study of global data on the prevalence of violence against women – both by partners and non-partners. Some 35% of all women will experience either intimate partner or non-partner violence. The study finds that intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women, affecting 30% of women worldwide.
The study highlights the need for all sectors to engage in eliminating tolerance for violence against women and better support for women who experience it. New WHO guidelines, launched with the report, aim to help countries improve their health sector’s capacity to respond to violence against women.
Impact on physical and mental health
The report details the impact of violence on the physical and mental health of women and girls. This can range from broken bones to pregnancy-related complications, mental problems and impaired social functioning.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/violence_against_women_20130620/en/
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you're right 
My guess is that were this posted in GD, there would be more than one allegation of "junk science", someone else would respond with "what about violence against humanity? Why can't we focus on that?" And yet another would post "I'm not blaming the victim, but she shouldn't have dressed like that. It's irresponsible."
One in three women. Let that sink in, Lurking Guests Lacking the Courage of Your Own Convictions. One in three.
Tomorrow at work, I will sit down to get the day ready, look around me at the 21 females I share the office with, and have the sinking realization that statistically, 7 of them have been abused by males for being female.
And Saturday evening, when my best friend and I leave the movie theater after seeing Superman, I'll glance at the crowd leaving... the women leaving, and realize that unlike them, I am completely and absolutely unconcerned with being sexually assaulted, that if I have car problems, I'm not worried about asking some guy for a jump... worried that my t-shirt is too tight or that it's showing "too much".
