11% of women agree that a husband is
justified in beating his wife for any of the
following reasons: neglects children, goes
out without telling him, argues with him,
refuses sexual intercourse, burns food.
1 IN 4
8 out of 10 LGBT children
are physically and
psychologically abused.1
¹ National Baseline Survey on
Violence Against Children, 2017.
1 in 4 married women experienced
spousal violence (physical, sexual,
or emotional) by a current or most
recent husband/partner.
8/10
GBV Facts
*Philippine data, unless otherwise noted, were
sourced from the National Demographic Health
Survey (NDHS), 2017.
**Global data were sourced from UN Women
| Explore the Facts: Violence against women,
https://interactive.unwomen.org/multimedia/
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infographic/violenceagainstwomen/en/index.
html#nav-3, accessed June 2020.
11%
15
MILLION
gLOBALLY, Approximately 15 million
adolescent girls (aged 15 to 19)
worldwide have experienced forced
sex at some point in their life.
globally, 1 IN 3 women have experienced
physical or sexual violence —
mostly by an intimate partner.
When accounting for sexual harassment, this figure
is even higher.
1 IN 3
1/3
41%
Only 1/3 of those who have
experienced physical or sexual
violence sought help; 41% never
sought help or told anyone.
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