Men Explain Things to Me

by Rebecca Solnit

This should remind us that violence is first of all authoritarian. It begins with this premise: I have the right to control you.

“Women worldwide ages 15 through 44 are more likely to die or be maimed because of male violence than because of cancer, malaria, war and traffic accidents combined,” writes Nicholas D. Kristof, one of the few prominent figures to address the issue regularly.