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Walking A Mile In Her Shoes

ORG XMIT: ORROS101 In this April 24, 2009 photo, men wearing high heel shoes take part in the Walk-A-Mile in Her Shoes event in downtown Roseburg, Ore. About 100 men took part in the one mile walk to raise awareness about sexual violence and rape. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin Loznak) (Robin Loznak / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
ORG XMIT: ORROS101 In this April 24, 2009 photo, men wearing high heel shoes take part in the Walk-A-Mile in Her Shoes event in downtown Roseburg, Ore. About 100 men took part in the one mile walk to raise awareness about sexual violence and rape. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin Loznak) (Robin Loznak / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: ORROS101 In this April 24, 2009 photo, men wearing high heel shoes take part in the Walk-A-Mile in Her Shoes event in downtown Roseburg, Ore. About 100 men took part in the one mile walk to raise awareness about sexual violence and rape. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin Loznak) (Robin Loznak / The Spokesman-Review)

Men wearing high heel shoes take part in the recent Walk-A-Mile in Her Shoes event in downtown Roseburg, Ore. About 100 men took part in the one mile walk to raise awareness about sexual violence and rape. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin Loznak)

Question: Is society more sensitive to the terrible issues of sexual violence and rape that it was a decade ago?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog