Ending violence against women requires interrogating the full extent of how it operates. Everyone can understand a loaded gun and the damage it can cause. But who has the licence to carry the gun? Who can use it with impunity? When and why were they bestowed this power? These things are just as important as the murderous intentions of the person pulling the trigger. We must tackle gender-based violence at a human level and find a different strategy for upending the systems that underpin it – and some of these solutions will overlap. It is crucial to understand the symbiotic coexistence of
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