Violence Against Women

Violence against women can be defined as any act of sexually or nonsexually oriented violence that results or is possible to result in physical, sexual and psychological trauma, irrespective of the environment it occurs. Every act of violence diminishes and destroys women’s basic human rights and freedoms. Violence against women is closely intertwined with the biological elements of sex and gender. Including primarily the hormonal and neuroanatomical dimensions of both men and women and …

…today’s society, a women’s body can sell anything from a mircowave to a car. This fact continues to explain why violence against women has not diminished. Although society tries desperately to educate people on violence against women and how people should be treated equally, they are also continuing to portray the women as sexual images. When a women chooses to dress sexy, revealing cleavage and wearing a short skirt, the image screams sex.