Let’s see what the numbers say first. 1 in 5 women (20%) will be sexually assaulted while at college while only 4% of college men will face the same. 42% of women who are raped tell no one about the assault. Rape results in about 32,000 pregnancies each year. 42% of raped women expect to be raped again. Rape survivors are 13 times more likely to attempt suicide than people that aren’t victims. Over a third of women who are raped as minors are also raped as adults. 40% of rape survivors develop sexually transmitted diseases as a result of sexual assault. 4 out of 5 rape victims subsequently suffer from chronic physical or psychological conditions.
Budding stylist Karenhappuch Ibiara was left unsettled by the above statistics, she decided to do something about it. Through her power which is fashion, she’s #MakingModernNoise in a campaign to stand with victims of rape, sexual harassment and domestic abuse. And what better way to raise awareness than with a T-shirt line, after all, wearing your heart on your sleeve is the ‘new cool’.
We had a chat with Karenhappuch on what this means to her, and how you out there can partake in this campaign.
