1 in 4 women have experienced intimate partner physical violence in their lifetime.1
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is the willful use of abuse or aggression that occurs in a current or past romantic relationship. IPV can range from one episode of violence that could have lasting impact to chronic and severe episodes over multiple years. Many women first experience a form of IPV before the age of 18.
In the United States, approximately 32,000 pregnancies result from rape each year.²
How Does Sexual Violence Against Women Happen?
Long ago, it was thought that a woman couldn’t get pregnant unless she had consented to sex. This myth was perpetuated for centuries and used to subjugate women and prevent them from speaking out against their abusers. Thanks to advancing social theory and medical science, we now know better. Yet, sexual violence against women continues, taking many forms of
sexual assault to
rape.
In the United States, an astonishing 32,000 pregnancies result from rape each year² and the frequency is similiar across all racial and ethnic groups.¹
