Comedian Amy Schumer, in a recent conversation with actor Dax Shepard, offered a memorable explanation of the violence ― both potential and real ― that women face day in and day out. In an appearance on Shepard’s podcast, “Armchair Expert,” Schumer spoke with Shepard and his wife, actress Kristen Bell, about violence against women and the silent sexism so many women experience. At one point in the discussion, Shepard likened an uncomfortable experience of a woman hitting on him to the harassment women encounter. “Forget about being uncomfortable, women are mostly scared of violence,” Schumer rebuked him. “One in 6 women reports being sexually assaulted, but really it’s 1 in 3 women.

Source: Huffington Post October 15, 2018 22:18 UTC