Angelina Jolie had words of advice and support for women who fear they will suffer more abuse during the holidays.
The Oscar winner, who is also special envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, believes that domestic and gender-based violence are not taken seriously enough, as per an exclusive interview with Harper’s Bazaar on Dec. 7.
“Women are vulnerable because societies are unequal. Women and children suffer disproportionately as a result of war or economic crisis…,” Jolie said in the report. “We don’t take domestic or gender-based violence seriously enough anywhere, and we often overlook the trauma and injury suffered by children who witness or experience vi…
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