From a UN report: “Violence against women is a global pandemic: Between 15 and 76 per cent of women experience it at some point in their lifetime. Violence against women is deeply rooted in discrimination and inequality between men and women. Ending it requires investments in women’s empowerment and gender equality, particularly in education, reproductive health and rights, and economic and political empowerment.”
The UN’s proposed solution to violence against women relies on a naive premise: that social equality acts as a physical shield. The logic suggests that a man on the verge of a violent act will suddenly restrain himself out of respect for his victim’s socioeconomic status. It is a fantasy to believe that an aggressor will stop and think, "I cannot strike her; she is my political equal."
Furthermore, this ideology ignores the immutable biological realities of the human species. Regardless of social engineering, men will generally remain larger, stronger, and more prone to physical aggression. No amount of "empowerment" changes the physical disparity in a violent encounter. The UN also suggests that education is a deterrent, as if a predator will be intimidated by a woman’s knowledge of Shakespeare or mathematics.
Most paradoxically, the UN advocates for the "right" to reproductive violence—the crushing to death of an innocent, pure, unborn baby—as a means to end violence. To suggest that we can foster a culture of peace by affirming a woman's right to destroy her most defenseless offspring is not just a contradiction; it is a moral inversion. Ultimately, the UN proves itself to be either dangerously out of touch or, more accurately, a source of perverse ideological harm.
The real solution is found in acknowledging the truth of the pasuk, עיר פרא אדם יולד: man is born as a wild donkey. Instead of secular 'empowerment,' we must focus on educating the next generation to control the 'wild donkey' within. This requires a global return to moral foundations: teaching that there is a God and that we all face Din ve-Cheshbon—accountability and divine judgment for our actions.
