Public urged to support Denim Day and raise sexual assault awareness

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/20
By: Christie Chen 

Taipei, April 20 (CNA) Modern Women’s Foundation, a local women’s group, on Friday urged Taiwanese to join with people across the world in wearing jeans on Denim Day, April 25, to raise awareness of sexual violence and express solidarity with rape victims.

Many victims of sexual assault are afraid to speak out even today because many myths about sexual violence are still widely accepted in society, according to the foundation, which released a survey Friday detailing attitudes to sexual assault.

The survey showed that 65 percent of all respondents and 70 percent of male respondents agree that a woman bears some responsibility for being sexually assaulted if she is too casual in her behavior, wears sexy clothing or frequents nightclubs.
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