Organizers say "Risings" are taking place in 203 countries. If
true, that means women in a majority of countries on Earth could
heed the call to stand, and to dance. Yes, to dance as a sign of
"solidarity, purpose and energy" to "shake the world." Amid the
celebration, however, it's important to keep in mind what the
occasion marks. According to U.N. statistics, one in three women
will experience violence in her lifetime, including beating,
rape or assault, making such violence a more prevalent problem
than AIDS, malaria or any other disease. It means 1 billion
women alive at this moment will become part of that statistic,
hence the One Billion Rising. Women used to keep their assaults
quiet, out of shame or fear of being ostracized. But less so
today. There's Lara Logan, the CBS correspondent attacked by
thugs in Cairo's Tahrir Square while covering the Egyptian
revolution, one of countless women assaulted in Egypt by gangs
of men. Some female democracy protesters, fighting for their
rights, were later subje