WE'RE INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO LIVE WHERE WE DO (IN THE U.S.) AND TO HAVE THE RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE NOT PERFECT IN EVERY REGARD. FAR FROM IT, IN FACT. BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO DENY WE ARE SOME OF THE WORLD'S LUCKIEST PEOPLE.

UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE WORLD CAN'T SAY THE SAME. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR WOMEN AROUND THE GLOBE, BOTH HERE AND ABROAD.

THE TRUTH IS THAT TODAY, IN 2016, MOST OF THE WORLD IS NOT A SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN.

THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE, THEY CAN'T BE SAFE, THEY AREN'T SAFE.

WHILE VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATION, AND DENAIL OF EDUCATION CONTINUE TO HOLD WOMEN BACK AROUND THE WORLD, WE BELIEVE WE CAN HELP IN TWO WAYS.

1. ADVOCACY: SPREADING KNOWLEDGE AND FURTHERING EDUCATION ABOUT WOMEN'S ISSUES CAN HELP GET EVERYONE INVOLVED. IN GREATER NUMBERS, WE CAN HELP END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WE CAN GIVE MORE WOMEN BETTER EDUCATION, AND WE CAN BENEFIT ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR IT.

WE'RE GOING TO START BY ASKING EVERYONE TO READ THE BOOK OR WATCH THE OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY, "HALF THE SKY," BY NICHOLAS KRISTOF AND SHERYL WUDUNN. IT'S EVEN FREE ON NETFLIX RIGHT NOW. THEN GO DO SOMETHING -- ANYTHING -- TO HELP A GIRL OR WOMAN AROUND THE WORLD. PAY YOUR EXPERIENCE FORWARD BY TRYING TO DO IT WITH AT LEAST FIVE FRIENDS.

WE ALREADY STARTED. WHEN WILL YOU?

2. DIRECT AID: EVERY YEAR, EROTICONZ WILL GIVE A PERCENTAGE OF PROFITS TO VETTED, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP END VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN BY DIRECTLY SUPPORTING WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, BY PROVIDING EDUCATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN, OR BY EDUCATING MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN ABOUT WOMEN'S ISSUES GLOBALLY.