Conflict

Violence against women: a global problem

12:42 pm on 10 March 2021

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Data from the largest-ever study of violence against women shows hundreds of millions of women are subjected to physical or sexual violence during their lifetime.

The World Health Organisation says one in three women globally experience sexual or physical violence, and younger women are at highest risk.

Māni Dunlop speaks to Dr Ang Jury, the chief executive of Women's Refuge.