Globally, around 650 million women and girls (~1/5) and 430-510 million boys and men (~1/7) have experienced or been subjected to sexual violence in childhood.
-United Nations Children's Fund
(formerly United Nations International Emergency Fund)
Nearly 1 in 3 women globally have experienced partner or sexual violence during their lifetime, a figure that has barely changed since 2000. From Nov. 2024 - Nov. 2025 alone, 316 million women were subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner.
-World Health Organization
Nearly 1 in 4 men in the U.S. have experienced some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. 52.4% of male rape survivors report being assaulted by an acquaintance or someone they know.
-National Sexual Violence Resource Center
(U.S.)
About 98% of deepfake videos online (and 90-95% of images) are non-consensual deepfake pornography. ~99% of the individuals targeted in deepfake videos are women or girls. The total number of deepfake videos online increased by 550% from 2019-2023.
-United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)
(citing research company, Sensity AI)
Though impossible to truly quantify, estimates put the lifetime cost of rape at
$122,461 per survivor,
including medical care, lost productivity from work, and criminal justice costs.
-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), citing a 2017 study
Virginia's Vision is an non-profit organization created to support those impacted by sexual assault, violence, and bullying (arguably, all of us), and use education to prevent similar crimes in the future.
The name Virginia is used in honor of my (the founder's) sister and late grandmother. Both Virginia's are extraordinary women that view every person in front of them for their inherent worth. They (along with my mother) show deliberate and intentional support for all members of their communities and view the world ahead as a place of possibility. (That is to say, they lead with Vision.)
Similarly, I want Virginia's Vision to help shape a kinder, safer future through education, literature review, and trauma-informed resource accounting.
(pictured: Both Virginia's and me (the small one) who is not officially a Virginia, but is always finding a way to include myself in pictures.)