Women's Foundation of Minnesota

CORNERSTONE | Advancing Women's Safety & Security

Vision Statement: We aspire to a day when women experience the world as a safe place.

Outcomes:

Models and policies make safe, affordable, livable housing available to women and girls experiencing domestic violence.
Media, families and popular culture reject violence against women.
Media and advertising promote strong, positive images of women and girls.
Local, criminal justice and judicial systems are more responsive, e.g. they insure cultural and language interpretation services are available.
Solutions to decrease violence against women and girls are found within communities, families and cultural groups.
Trafficking of women and girls is illegal and prostitution is recognized as an act of violence against women.

Fast Facts

By mid-life, 33% of Minnesota women have experienced a rape crime.
Sexual abuse is two to three times more common for Minnesota girls than boys, both inside and outside the home, and peaks in the 9th grade.
An estimated 60% of teen first pregnancies are preceded by experiences of molestation, rape, or attempted rape.
Sexual abuse includes the prostitution of children, mostly girls, throughout the state.