Violence against women (VAW) is the name given collectively to bias actions or discriminatory speech, actions, or abuse specifically directed at women. Violence against women includes crimes or actions that are more likely to happen to women than to men such as sexual harassment, sex trafficking, domestic abuse, or abduction, it can also include the way women are treated by certain states, countries, or just by individuals. Its a very broad term so its hard to explain exactly, but its best described by its name, its violence against women
