This book attempts to address the crucial issues concerning the violence against women. Explaining the legal safeguards for women in the Constitution of India, it discusses at length the theories related to violence against women, motivations in violence, the various sections pertaining to offences against women in Indian Penal Code, and the horrendous assaults like rape and domestic violence.

It further describes in detail the international and national initiatives to combat violence against women. The landmark case studies of sexual assault in India and the response of civil society towards it also make part of the book.