Rape

By: Jessica Hernandez

According to the statistics published by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 1 in 5 women will be victims of rape compared to men which is 1 in 71. Women have experienced rape at much higher rates than men have. The problem that was seen throughout history is that in most cases, justice is never served and it is leaving women forced to deal with the repercussions of rape. Women in the past have been left to deal with children that were conceived from rape because resources were not an option for many in the past but even if the resources were available such as abortion or therapy, rape victims will never be the same again. The injustice is still alive today and rape needs to be recognized and more action needs to be taken to stop rape.