It’s a fact — worldwide, 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime. And the current pandemic has only exacerbated this injustice, with new analysis revealing an additional 2.5 million girls are at risk of child marriage, and domestic violence rising as women are trapped at home with their abusers

Every year, the world marks 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a UN initiative to spark global change that runs from the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), until Human Rights Day (10 December). 

But in order to make change happen, it’s crucial everyone is aware of the truth about gender-based violence, and is ready to take action to end it. Take the quiz to learn the shocking facts, and then raise your voice for change.