Mr.Kristof and Ms.WuDunn explain how all over the world women are subjected to violence, sexual slavery and other forms of severe oppression.

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They face an increased risk of abuse, including sexual violence and other serious rights violations.

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Sexual violence against women and girls has been widespread in Africa.

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"Exposure to violence -- not just cyberbullying, but peer violence and sexual violence -- increases the risk of suicide, " says Dr. Elizabeth Miller, chief of adolescent medicine at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, who was not involved in the study.

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While the House bill contains some of the important provisions of the Senate bill, it lacks key improvements - like protecting more victims and requiring dating violence and sexual assault prevention programs on campus - and, in some cases, it actually rolls back current protections for victims of domestic violence.

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Women are just on the frontlines of it because we are often primary caregivers, we give birth, and we experience domestic violence and sexual assault and we are taught to second-guess ourselves more.

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