Violence Against Women In Argentina

In Argentina, one woman is killed every thirty hours for the sole reason that she is a woman. According to the article “Facts and figures: Ending violence against women” on unwomen.org, studies show that roughly thirty-five percent of women worldwide have experienced some sort of sexual or physical violence. These shocking and appalling statistics have only recently surfaced but abuse toward women have been happening since the beginning of time. Today's society has chosen to turn a blind eye to many allegations against male sexual offenders and has even defended them. Because modern people base their values and morals off of out of date ideologies new generations are destined to repeat previous generation’s mistakes. Violence against women comes in all shapes and sizes, I myself, …show more content…
Another time is when I was walking home from school, in a very modest uniform, and a grown man started making comments as I walked by and even turned around and started to follow me, not giving up until I responded. From a young age, I have learned not to be shocked at these episodes. I know the drill, do not speak to them, call the police if the situation calls for it, get on the phone with someone who can protect you, go into a business, and definitely don’t leave the main streets. The fact that this is ingrained into my head is sick. What I do is tell my friends about it, tell my parents, post on social media exactly what happened, and file a police report. The only way to stop violence is to raise awareness. With social media and modern communication, it is effortless to spread the word on these events. At such a young age it is the first and only step I can take to try and stop this kind of