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What can we do to end rape in 2013?

   By Lauren Wolfe/Director -- January 3, 2013

   On Tuesday, I wrote a piece for CNN calling to make 2013 The Year to
   End Rape. I know it's wishful--there's a lot to try to end: global
   legal failings that allow rapists to commit crimes with impunity;
   attitudes that blame the victim, leading to suicides and honor
   killings; misogyny that conditions men (and women) to view women and
   girls as less than human, as objects to be controlled.

   But there are ways we can change each of these circumstances--a
   man-made problem is not inevitable.

   Earlier today on Twitter, with hashtag #2013EndRape, I asked, "What
   thinkers/writers do you want to hear answer the question: What would
   you do to end rape in 2013?" The best answer came first and from an
   unexpected voice. Actress Roseanne Barr tweeted back: "Whomever wishes
   to?"

   She nailed it.

   We need concerted collective thinking on how to end the constant
   violence tearing apart women's bodies, families, and entire
   communities. We cannot wait any longer.

   That's the purpose of this entry: I'd like to invite you to add your
   voice to the discussion on how to end sexualized violence around the
   world. The comments are open. The time is now.
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