Finding strength in numbers

Munster women are joining the global call for an end to violence and rape, writes Sharon Ní Chonchúir

THE gang rape and subsequent death of a young woman in India shocks the world. There is a public outcry when an Irish woman watches her rapist father walk free.

These recent stories represent a shocking statistic. One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. This Valentine’s Day, women around the world are saying this has to stop. Enough is finally enough.