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Why do women remain vulnerable to exploitation

 Every girl must have had this question in her mind at least once, "Why us"?? Sooner or later , they must have questioned on their own existence. Women , unfortunately , continue to face various forms of discrimination, violence  and marginalization globally. Crime against  women is a pervasive issue that includes a range of crimes , including rape, domestic violence , kidnapping &dowry deaths etc. Let's highlight some stats and reports before understanding the main causes for violence against women , The NFHS 5, found that nearly  One  third of women aged 15-49 in India have experienced some form of violence. As per annual report of NCRB (2022), * One woman is raped every 20 minutes. *From 2018 to 2022 , reported crime against women rose by 12.9%  The women&men in India ,2023 report, shows a rise from 359849 case in 2017 to over 445000 in 2022, averaging 1220 case daily and averaging 51 FIR per hour. The most common crimes include  cruelty by husbands or in-laws(