Reacción a "Almost one in three women has experienced violence from a partner or sexual violence outside of a relationship, according to a WHO report"

This WHO report presents and compiles updated data from the last 23 years on violence against women, including both gender-based violence and sexual violence by perpetrators who were not partners. The fact that it broadens the perspective and combines both types of violence is noteworthy, as it does not reduce violence against women to either category separately. It is very important and necessary to produce this type of global report, which summarises the latest evidence and does so periodically, so that professionals in science, politics, health and society in general can be informed and made aware of this serious type of violence, which is a major public health problem.

It is noteworthy that the report includes not only empirical evidence published in scientific journals, but also large survey studies, overcoming a publication bias that often weighs down pure scientific publications and which needs to be overcome through integration, as in this report. In addition, it reports and analyses prevalence globally and regionally, allowing differences or comparisons between regions to be observed. The data are shocking, as is often the case in this type of report, and we can intuit that they are underestimated, as there are certain limitations that could be subject to future improvements.

The report itself highlights the limitations and challenges to be taken into account, such as the lack of up-to-date data from some countries or even the absence of data from some regions, the fact that the survey methods may differ between the various studies included, or that the populations are not comparable or homogeneous. It would be beneficial in future studies and reports to make an effort to standardise data collection and apply the same methods in order to increase the validity of the conclusions.

The fundamental conclusion is that violence against women continues to be a serious and widespread problem and has consistently resisted attempts by public policies to stop or minimise this type of violence.