<p>She was asking for it.<br>She should have known better.<br>Bekezela (persevere), she was told.<br>It's because I love you, he said.<br>It's not that bad, she told herself.<br>In sharing their experiences from girlhood to the boardroom, from Cape Town's suburbs to the hills of KwaZulu- Natal, women from different walks of life show how chillingly common male violence against women is. Together, their voices form a deafening chorus.<br>Gender-ba...