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InternationalWomen’sDay,onMarch8th,ismeanttohighlightinequalitiesfacedbywomenaroundtheworld.Oneofthegrimmestisviolenceatthehandsofmen,whichismuchworseinsomecountriesthanothers.Womeninpoorplacesaremostatrisk,withhardshipmorelikelytomakemenlashoutandsocietiesmoretolerantofabuse.WomeninAfricaaremorethanfourtimesmorelikelytobekilledbytheirpartnersorfamiliesthanwomeninEurope.IncountriesincludingAfghanistanandtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo,morethanoneinthreewomenreportbeingassaultedbytheirhusbandsinthelastyear.Suchfiguresprobablydonottellthewholestory:astudyfoundthatwhentheiranonymitywasassured,womeninRwandarevealedtwiceasmuchabuseaswhentheywereaskeddirectly.Butwomeneverywherearecampaigningwithgrowingboldnessforstrongerlaws,andagainstsexistattitudes.
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InternationalWomen’sDay,onMarch8th,ismeanttohighlightinequalitiesfacedbywomenaroundtheworld.Oneofthegrimmestisviolenceatthehandsofmen,whichismuchworseinsomecountriesthanothers.Womeninpoorplacesaremostatrisk,withhardshipmorelikelytomakemenlashoutandsocietiesmoretolerantofabuse.WomeninAfricaaremorethanfourtimesmorelikelytobekilledbytheirpartnersorfamiliesthanwomeninEurope.IncountriesincludingAfghanistanandtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo,morethanoneinthreewomenreportbeingassaultedbytheirhusbandsinthelastyear.Suchfiguresprobablydonottellthewholestory:astudyfoundthatwhentheiranonymitywasassured,womeninRwandarevealedtwiceasmuchabuseaswhentheywereaskeddirectly.Butwomeneverywherearecampaigningwithgrowingboldnessforstrongerlaws,andagainstsexistattitudes.
inequalityn.不平等
grimadj.令人担忧的,令人不快的
atrisk处于危险中
lashout(totrytohitsomeonewithaseriesofviolentuncontrolledmovements)狠打
tolerantadj.容忍的,忍受的。常见搭配有:~of/towardssth./sb.如:Hehasaverytolerantattitudetowardsotherreligions.他对其他宗教持非常包容的态度。
abusen.虐待
assaultv.攻击,猛击
anonymityn.匿名,不公开姓名
boldnessn.胆大
3月8日的国际妇女节,意在强调世界各地的女性面临的不平等现象。最令人担忧的是来自男人的暴力,一些国家的情况比其他国家更严重。贫困地区的女性是最危险的,艰苦的生活使男人更容易狠打女人,社会更能容忍虐待。在非洲,女性被伴侣或家人杀害的可能性是欧洲女性的四倍之多。去年,包括阿富汗和刚果共和国在内的国家,有超过三分之一的女性报告称被丈夫家暴。这些数字可能不会说明问题的全部内容:研究发现,在确保匿名的情况下,卢旺达的妇女所遭受的虐待比直接被问到的妇女多两倍。但是,各地妇女都在以更大胆的运动来争取更强有力的法律,并反对性别歧视态度。
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