46%

Statistics show us facts that are truly shocking;
In Sweden, one in five women will be raped at some point in their lives.
In Sweden, 46% of women are subjected to assault inside the four walls of their own home.

We need to break all the myths about domestic violence. One is that it would be violent immigrant men who abuse, another that there are men in lower social layers – often alcohol or drug dependent – who are perpetrators. The truth is that violence occurs everywhere, on a global scale, in all walks of life and of all ages.

So how do we create a long-term change?
First and foremost, with a broad preventative work of core values and human rights , this is fundamentally a matter of humanity, where the inviolability of human and equal value must be upgraded. This work on values and the work with attitudes and norms must begin at an early age, and throughout the school years the school curriculum, should not just include sex and relationships, but equally important is to get the subjects of power, violence, control, gender and relationships on to the map.
To then also bring this work out to youth and adults, through information, education and to openly discuss these topics are also all crucial and important steps to achieving a fundamental change on all levels.