#MeToo gaining ground, but 80.6% of sexual violence cases not reported
Women
speaking out about sexual
violence on social media and elsewhere in recent times marks a
significant departure from the norm. Just how much so, can be gauged from the
government-backed National Family Health Survey.
The
latest installment of the data that the International Institute for Population
Sciences helped collect, was released in December 2017. It shows that that less
than a fifth of women ever even told anyone about instances of sexual violence
(see chart 1). There is also no distinction in reporting between urban and
rural areas despite the former having better access to facilities like
education.
The
median urban female completes seven years of schooling compared to 3.1 years
for rural women. Less than 15 per cent of either category sought help following
sexual or physical violence (see chart 2). Wealth also doesn't seem to matter
when it comes to such instances. The percentage of those seeking help is the
same for both the poorest and the richest-less than two out of every ten cases
(see chart 3).
The
reason for this is not too difficult to find. The National
Crime Records Bureau shows an abysmal rate of conviction for even
instances of the most serious of crimes against women. Around 75% of rape cases
have not seen convictions. Read
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