Plan UK, girls' rights,Even where they should feel safest, in their homes and communities, girls feel threatened.

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “violence against women”? A wife seeking refuge from an abusive husband after another beating, a young woman sexually assaulted on her way home from a night out.

These are the common images of violence perpetrated against women in our own society.

But the true nature of violence against women takes in a much wider range of problems, especially globally.

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