WMC Women Under Siege
From darkness, dignity: Why sexualized violence must move from the shadows
When I was overwhelmed by a mob of men in Tahrir Square in Egypt last February, I was filled with the certainty that I would die there. In my mind I could see an image of my body lying discarded in the dirt.
It struck me that it would be a truly meaningless death.
WMC Women Under Siege
Q&A: Gloria Steinem on ending rape in war
It doesn’t matter where you look; sexualized violence is intrinsic to conflict. From Darfur to Libya to Guatemala, hundreds of thousands of women are suffering the its fallout, which has torn apart their bodies, their families, and their communities. As the director of Women Under Siege, I interviewed Steinem about what needs to be done to understand and stop it.