Unfortunately it takes terrible experiences to understand that many parts of the world are not as safe as your local community.
Many young American women have been brainwashed into thinking that the use of common sense in such situations makes them racist or cultural imperialists. They would rather put themselves into such a stupid situation than disappoint their college sociology professor.
Did this woman deserve to be raped? No. Was she stupid with regard to her own safety? Probably. Expectations of equal status evaporate when physical force is required to enforce them.
Short rope, long drop, three times.
that would be dangerous even in the USA.
Why women think they are safe traveling alone at night or alone in isolated areas of foreign lands is a real problem. We had a "Peace Corps" teacher raped and killed here in the Philippines a couple years back...she had been hiking alone in the mountains...I'm unsure if she just ran into a jerk, or if she wandered into an illegal marijuana patch and the guy panicked and attacked her...
I rarely travel alone here in the rural Philippines because there are kidnappings for money, and lots of minor theft. I usually don't travel furthur than the local market alone...even when I go to the Mall, I go with our cook or her daughter: they aren't big enough to fight, but they are related to have the "tricycle" taxi drivers in town, so know which driver is safe...