The path starts with listening. Who knows better about violence against women than women who experience it? Learn about violence by asking a woman who trusts you how violence has affected her life. Then, if she feels comfortable to talk, sit back and listen. Your role isn't to challenge her on the details, nor to debate whether something really should have bothered her or not. It is to listen. Simply trust that if she tells you something hurt her, then it did hurt her. And turn to our local women's organizations, like SAPAC and Project SAFE House. They have a wealth of accumulated experience and knowledge. SAPAC holds an annual Speak-Out event, for survivors of sexualized violence to tell their stories. Talk to these organizations. Read their publications. Learn from them.