stuff by paige

It really does not surprise me that within mere days of International Women’s Day that people are dismissing women’s stories of men perpetuating abuse onto them and dictating how women should in turn prepare for and respond to being assaulted. The majority of this “debate” rose from the awful news of suspected murder of missing woman Sarah Everard, in which she was blamed for walking alone, even though she followed the safety guidelines which are taught to girls and women everywhere; wear bright clothing, walk places you will be seen and noticed, contact someone to inform them of your whereabouts, etc. Source: Gina Martin Via Instagram  Following this, a statistic derived from research by U. N Women came out revealing that around 97% of women and girls between the ages of 18 and 24 have been harassed or assaulted in some form or another. This of course was contested in responses made, making out these statistics were wildly ridiculous and unbelievable, some even going as far as to...