Reasons I’m in the battle for Equality

And why I feel sick to my stomach

Our estimates suggest that discriminatory social institutions — including violence against women — cost the global economy approximately 12 trillion US dollars a year.

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the most pervasive human rights violations occurring in the world. It happens in every country, not only in situations of conflict or crisis, but in contexts others call peaceful, and in both public and private spaces.