| ‘Male violence may even outrank disease and
famine as the major source of human suffering.’
(Paul Gilbert 1994 ) Men commit 97% of sexual assault and
90-95% of the other violence.
(Gender and Violence Project Report)
Violence against women and children is the most pervasive
violation of human rights in the world today. (Charlotte Bunch,
UNICEF study, 1997)
The wars of the last century killed 150-187 million people
(UN figures) including large numbers of women and children.
Michael Food (ANU Australia) says:
We must note that historically, wars have been intensely
masculine endeavours. The vast majority of the world’s
soldiers are men. So are most of the prison warders, the
police, and almost all the generals, admirals, bureaucrats
and politicians who control the systems of collective or
institutional violence. Most murderers are men. Almost all
armed robbers and muggers are men. Nearly all rapists, most
domestic bashers, and most people involved in street fights
and riots are men.
INDEX
- Office for the Status of
Women Statistics for Sexual Assault in Australia
- US and International Statistics
for Male Violence
- Amnesty International
and UNIFEM US, UK and International Statistics
- Sydney Morning Herald Violence
up, services inadequate: report December 10, 2004
- Sydney Morning Herald Shock
rape figures spark plan for sex crimes court By Eamonn Duff,
November 21, 2004
- Sydney Morning Herald Party rape -
the rise of a disturbing new trend By Eamonn Duff and John
Kidman February 6, 2005
- .School Shootings in the
US by Jackson Katz
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