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> [As long as 85,000 women are raped every year and 400,000 sexually assaulted in England and Wales alone, it's hard to argue that there isn't a problem. Not to mention the fact that fewer than 1/3 of our MPs are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/as-long-as-85-000-women-are-raped-every-year-and-400-000-sexually/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

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> [Women of all ages in countries around the world are raped at all different times of day, in different circumstances, wearing all different kinds of clothing (including in countries where the majority of women wear completely covering clothing). The one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/women-of-all-ages-in-countries-around-the-world-are-raped-at-all/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

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## Other authors on Raped

## More by Laura Bates

> [The argument goes that the pay gap only exists because of women's 'choices' of work type, hours, and child related career breaks, effectively making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/the-argument-goes-that-the-pay-gap-only-exists-because-of-women-s/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [“Newton: but a lot of the guys here were in prison before they came here and they’ll still be in prison when they leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/newton-but-a-lot-of-the-guys-here-were-in-prison-before-they-came/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [In order to achieve that end goal of equality it is a very gendered oppression primarily affecting women that needs to be tackled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/in-order-to-achieve-that-end-goal-of-equality-it-is-a-very-gendered/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [“It is not our conscience that torments us over our image; that is our ego tormenting us. Our conscience torments us when we behave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/it-is-not-our-conscience-that-torments-us-over-our-image-that-is-our/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [Feminism means believing that everybody should be treated equally regardless of their sex. Which happens to include the right to wear whatever you want,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/feminism-means-believing-that-everybody-should-be-treated-equally/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [“Just got called a slag by two guys sitting outside the University of York library. A slag for books?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/just-got-called-a-slag-by-two-guys-sitting-outside-the-university-of/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [It's true that the gender pay gap is complicated. It's true that it is very slowly getting smaller. But that doesn't mean it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/it-s-true-that-the-gender-pay-gap-is-complicated-it-s-true-that-it-is/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [The idea that men 'lose control' around a woman in a short skirt is insulting to men, completely relieves perpetrators of responsibility, and erases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/the-idea-that-men-lose-control-around-a-woman-in-a-short-skirt-is/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [Turns out, this 'whatabboutery' is a classic way of silencing women when you don't like what they're fighting for. Don't panic, feminists are quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/turns-out-this-whatabboutery-is-a-classic-way-of-silencing-women-when/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [The idea that feminism is a 'battle of the sexes' about blaming all men and setting up a 'gender war' is a handy, controversial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/the-idea-that-feminism-is-a-battle-of-the-sexes-about-blaming-all-men/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [As long as 85,000 women are raped every year and 400,000 sexually assaulted in England and Wales alone, it's hard to argue that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/as-long-as-85-000-women-are-raped-every-year-and-400-000-sexually/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [We can't create a shift in normalised attitudes and behaviours without everybody on board, so not being sexist isn't enough - get stuck in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/we-can-t-create-a-shift-in-normalised-attitudes-and-behaviours/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [“This is a battle that we will win. Because women are wittier, brighter, stronger and braver than a misogynistic and patriarchal world has given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/this-is-a-battle-that-we-will-win-because-women-are-wittier-brighter/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [“...I think a lot of my misery was me hating me, and hating me made me hate everyone else. I felt like such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/i-think-a-lot-of-my-misery-was-me-hating-me-and-hating-me-made-me/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

> [A huge amount of what feminists are fighting for would have major positive impact for men as well as women. Take the male suicide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bates/a-huge-amount-of-what-feminists-are-fighting-for-would-have-major/)

[Laura Bates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bates/)

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