Yesterday, September 9, was the day chosen for elevating consciousness of the issue of violence on ladies.
A notice from the Council of Ministers steered sporting a white garment, the colour of purity, as an emblem of help for the trigger.
However right this moment, in apply, what has modified?
As a result of it's straightforward and good to say "Sure, let's put on white, I'm in opposition to violence in opposition to ladies"… however then, the day after, what has modified?
This gesture, though lovely, has not modified something.
Warning, I’m not saying that I’m in opposition to the gesture itself. To sign your help to the trigger is completely nice with me, however then you would need to Do one thing concrete in accordance with everybody's prospects, to resolve the issue.
As a result of right this moment, September 10, it is vitally seemingly that ladies who expertise violence from spouses, proceed to get it, ladies who expertise violence from pals/colleagues, proceed to expertise it, and the chance of a lady experiencing sexual assault from a stranger is unchanged from yesterday.
And no… don't suppose that it's an issue that doesn't concern you: statistics say that one out of three ladies has suffered at the least one bodily or sexual violence in her life.
It appears so true? One lady out of three? It implies that if you understand 3 ladies, at the least one has skilled or will expertise violence.
Possibly, along with the numbers, it appears so much to you since you suppose that "violence" means solely sturdy beatings or sexual violence, however in actuality it’s not so.
A girl getting a slap on the wrist, that's violence too, a lady being pushed onerous in opposition to the wall, that's violence too.
It might appear exaggerated to some as a result of they motive, as is regular, as males. They usually don't notice that if a person (man, not youngster) will get a slap on the wrist, it doesn't mark him bodily, and it doesn't mark him psychologically both.
Think about as an alternative the power of a person who offers a lady a slap, it hurts her, very badly, and in addition marks her psychologically.
As a result of perhaps the mark on the face disappears in a short while, however the mark within the thoughts is rather more troublesome to treatment and may simply keep there for years.
So, violence in opposition to ladies is one thing a lot nearer to you than you suppose.
No, it’s not stated that if a pal of yours suffers violence you possibly can see it on her physique, and it’s not even stated which you could simply see it speaking to her, as a result of normally these ladies don’t inform anybody.
What are you able to do then?
The second you might have the slightest suspicion {that a} pal of yours is struggling violence, speak to her, and don’t belief a lot of what she says, see how he says it.
A violence is a undeniable fact that marks deeply, it’s not really easy to cover when the direct query is requested, particularly within the eyes of a pal who is aware of you, a pal who by being on this weblog has realized to raised perceive ladies.
However, there may be additionally abuse by strangers.
If she has a number of pals who’re just a little careless, a number of pals who cross harmful areas at evening, supply to go together with her, I don't advise you to have in your conscience the violence on a pal simply since you haven't spent 20 minutes to drive her dwelling.
Let's do all a number of issues of sensible, in accordance with our prospects, in order that tomorrow one thing actually modifications.