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28 April 2010updated 12 Oct 2023 11:11am

Why you won’t hear about violence against women in this week’s debate

Half of women experience violence or stalking in their lifetime. But our leaders still won't debate

By Holly Dustin

Women are more likely to be sexually assaulted than get breast cancer, but you can bet that Brown, Clegg and Cameron won’t talk about violence against women (VAW) in the final leaders’ debate this Thursday.

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