[2][3][4] According to data from justice systems and rape crisis centres in Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and the United States, between one-third and two-thirds of all victims of sexual assault are aged 15 years or less.

For instance, a case control study in Australia on the long-term impact of abuse reported significant associations between child sexual abuse and experiencing rape, sexual and mental health problems, domestic violence and other problems in intimate relationships even after accounting for various family background characteristics.

[16] The likely explanation is that greater empowerment brings with it more resistance from women to patriarchal norms,[17] so that men may resort to violence in an attempt to regain control.

[20] It also creates enormous pressures for them to find or maintain jobs, to pursue trading activities and, if studying, to obtain good grades, all of which render them vulnerable to sexual coercion from those who can promise these things.

Additionally, members of queer and transgender communities have experienced disproportionate rates of poverty due to a lack of job access and discrimination.

[25] Because of the lack of economic opportunity, individuals resort to jobs that involve an increased risk of sexual violence such as sex work.