When teaching the passive voice we tell our students to use it to emphasise the action rather than the agent. Active voice: A woman wrote the report. Passive voice:The report was written (by a woman ) The agent can be omitted. In reports on the media "A woman was raped" "A child was abused" Invariably the agent is omitted. It's rare to see "A man raped a woman " "A man abused a child " #languagematters #victimsmatter #misogyny #equality Of course if the perpetrator is a woman different story!