According to the Ibero-American Youth Organisation reports, at least one out of every three women under the age of 35 has experienced gender-based violence during her lifetime.
Regional statistics on the incidence of violence against women show that between 2002 and 2008, 20 per cent of homicides in Barbados were domestic-related and victims were all females.
Regional statistics on the incidence of violence against women show that between 2002 and 2008, in the Bahamas 17 per cent of deaths/homicides in 2007, were as a result of domestic violence.
These statistics, while alarming, do not come close to the total reality: they just point to a few cases of violence against women and girls since out of shame or fear, the victims often do not report these occurrences.
