What is... Walk-a-Mile-in-Her-Shoes?

Walk-a-Mile-in-Her-Shoes is a fundraiser and awareness event against rape, sexual assault, and gender violence. Participants walk a mile in heels.... and they're all men!!

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

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I'm not shown in the video, but I was one of the volunteers wearing a bright pink shirt walking with the men to keep them motivated... and help them stand up when they stepped in a sidewalk crack and get them unstuck when they walked through mud.

I had boys complaining about feeling self-conscious because it made their bums poke out. One boy said he couldn't feel his toes and by the end of the mile the majority of the men were walking practically on the sides of their feet in a very precarious, heel breaking position.

Several f the men said "why do you wear these?!?!?! They are SO uncomfortable!!"

PS. Alex, the 12 year old boy in the video, ended up raising over $1,000 by the end of the day

Did you know...

• Utah's reported rape rate was 63.7 per 100,000 females in 2008, compared to the U.S. rate of 57.4 per 100,000.
• In 2008, over 88 percent of rapes were not reported in Utah.
• More than four out of five times when a woman is raped, it is by someone she knows. In Utah, 91.4% of rapes are committed by someone on the victim knew. And the average length of time she has known them is one year.
• 8 percent of girls and 5 percent of boys in Utah high schools were forced to engage in unwanted sexual activity.
• 1 in 4 college women have survived rape or attempted rape.
• 43% of rapes occur in a residence, often the victims own home, and 36% occur in cars.