* 51% of Canadian women have experienced at least
one incident of violence since the age of 16.
(Statistics Canada, 1993)
* 1 in 10 woman have experienced violence in the
past twelve months. 27% of these women are under the age of
25.
(Statistics Canada, 1993)
* 78% of assaults on women are by a male who is
known to her.
(Statistics Canada, 1993)
* 25% of all women have experienced violence at
the hands of a current
or past marital partner.
(Statistics Canada, 1993)
* Children who see abuse in the home have a level
of adjustment problems
comparable to that of children who are physically abused
themselves.
(D. Wolfe et al, Journal of Clinical & Consulting Psychology,
1985)
* 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 10 boys are sexually
assaulted before the age of 18.
(United Way Study, Vancouver, 1984)
* Victims of sexual assault are physically hurt in
at least 60% of cases.
(Ministry of the Solicitor General of Canada, 1985)
* 90% of women report receiving unwanted sexual
attention on the job.
(Canadian Union of Public Employees, 1980)
These crimes occur daily. There is no particular age that is safe. Small babies all the way through to women over 90 years of age have been assaulted. These attacks are all abuses of power, where the attacker (most probably male) uses the act of violence to dominate and demonstrate power over the attackee. Violence is used to show women that we do not have the right to say "NO" or to control our own bodies, sexuality, or actions.
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