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2 in 5 women (39%) have experienced violence since the age of 15.4 Men are more commonly the perpetrators of physical violence, sexual harassment and sexual violence. Women are more likely to experience violence from someone they know than by a stranger (35% vs 11%). On average, one woman is killed every nine days by a current or former partner. In the year 2021/22, 4,620 women aged 15 years and over (average of 13 women/day) were hospitalised due to family and domestic violence. 1 in 4 women (27%) has experienced violence, emotional abuse, or economic abuse by a cohabitating partner since the age of 15. 1 in 3 women (31%) has experienced physical violence since the age of 15. 1 in 5 women (22%) has experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. 1 in 2 women (53%) has experienced sexual harassment in their lifetime. In most incidents of workplace sexual harassment, the harasser was male. Women are at increased risk of experiencing violence from an intimate partner during pregnancy. Women who have experienced violence are more likely to experience multiple incidents of violence.
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