Date: 12/5/95
Subject: 75 REASONS. PLEASE FORWARD. (fwd)
From: Carolyn
Thought you guys might want to see the response to that previous inflammatory e-mail ....
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> 75 Reasons Why Angry Cornell Women (Your Worst Nightmare) Are Exercising Their Freedom of Speech
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> 1. 1 out of every 3 women will be the victim of sexual assault during her lifetime.
> 2. In the U.S. it is estimated that a woman is raped every 1.3 minutes.
> 3. In one survey 51% of college men said they would rape if they were certain they could get away with it.
> 4. Rape victims are 9 times more likely than non victims to have attempted suicide.
> 5. Every 15 seconds a woman is battered in the U.S.
> 6. In the U.S. 4 women are killed every day by their husbands or boyfriends.
> 7. 60% of battered women are beaten while they are pregnant.
> 8. 57% of all children in female-headed households live below the poverty level.
> 9. 79% of African-American children in female-headed households live below the poverty level.
> 10.The average salary of an African-American female college graduate in a full-time position is less than that of a white male high-school dropout.
> 11. 12. &13. Based on annual earnings, for every $1 of a man's pay, a woman could expect to earn....
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