Violence Against Women: Walter Astrada's Global View of A Global Problem

Violence Against Women: Walter Astrada’s Global View of A Global Problem

A Getty Grant will enable Walter Astrada to complete his Global Photo essay on the effects of violence against women.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/violence-against-women-walter-astradas-global-view-of-a-global-problem/

“It’s not a woman’s problem. It’s a societal problem” said Mr. Astrada. “If 50 percent of a country can be beaten, raped, killed or tortured, then it’s not a free country, it’s not a democracy, no matter how developed it is.”