Pass the International Violence Against Women Act

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An overwhelming one in three women will experience gender-based violence in their lifetime. Gender-based violence such as domestic violence and rape persists in communities throughout the world, and as the world's refugee population grows at an alarming rate, refugee women and girls are even more likely to experience physical and sexual violence.

Our leaders have the tool to end this crisis. The International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) would make the United States a stronger leader in fighting and preventing the abuse of women and girls around the world.

Add your voice now and call on Congress to support and pass IVAWA, and commit to leading the effort to stop gender-based violence.

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I'm joining CARE Action advocates in calling on you to support and pass the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA), a bill that will strengthen our government's work on responding to gender-based violence on a global scale.

One in three women around the world will experience physical, sexual or another kind of abuse in their lifetime. This is a preventable, unconscionable crime that tears communities apart, and fuels poverty and instability around the globe.

The comprehensive policy strategy outlined in IVAWA would ensure that gender-based violence prevention and response is integrated across our country's foreign assistance programs. We must invest in policies that elevate finding real and lasting solutions this crisis, robustly resource these mechanisms and hold U.S. agencies accountable for implementing them.

Preventing and ending violence against women and girls is within our reach. I am counting on you to act swiftly to add your name in support of this bill -- introduced in the Senate by Senators Shaheen, Collins, Isakson and Menendez (S. 2120) and in the House (H.R. 5034) with 72 cosponsors to ultimately pass the International Violence Against Women Act.

Thank you for your leadership.

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[Your Name]
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