Published by admin on 02 Dec 2009 at 12:28 pm
The Power in Speaking Out: Avon Aims to Help Break the Cycle of Domestic Violence
The bruises would alert you, but they may be hidden beneath her clothes. The psychological and emotional abuse may be disguised in the smile she greets you with each day. The sexual assault may be waiting for her after you hug her goodbye.
Someone you know is or has been a victim of domestic violence. Statistics show that one in three women today has been beaten, assaulted or coerced into sex during her lifetime, most often by a family member. Every nine seconds, a woman is beaten in the United States. By day’s end, three of those women will have been murdered by their husband or boyfriend. The cycle will repeat itself tomorrow, and the next day and the following day.


