Congress to consider International Violence against Women Act (IVAWA)

The Senate is poised to consider the International Violence against Women Act (IVAWA).  IVAWA would establish an Office for Global Women’s Issues in the State Department to coordinate efforts regarding gender integration and empowerment of women in U.S. foreign policy. An estimated one out of three women in the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime.  In some developing countries, the rate of domestic violence reaches or exceeds 70 percent. 

http://blog.populationinstitute.org/2010/08/05/two-must-wins-for-women/