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In reply to the discussion: One in three women suffers violence, WHO global study finds [View all]bunnies
(15,859 posts)28. A percentage is not easy to come by...
but I did find this:
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Due to cultural norms that require men to present a strong façade and that minimize female-perpetrated abuse (Mooney, 2000; Straus et al, 1997; Sorenson & Taylor, 2005), men are less likely to verbalize fear of any kind.
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Surveys find that men and women assault one another and strike the first blow at approximately equal rates.
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Men and women engage in overall comparable levels of abuse and control, such as diminishing the partners self-esteem, isolation and jealousy, using children and economic abuse; however, men engage in higher levels of sexual coercion and can more easily intimidate physically.
Halfway down the page: http://dvrc-or.org/domestic/violence/resources/C61/
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as has been pointed out before, there is nothing stopping you or any of the others so
niyad
Jun 2013
#5
again, nice try. as I said, YOU can post about your chosen subject. AND, you do not put words
niyad
Jun 2013
#8
the response, of course, does not surprise any of us. goddess forfend we should discuss issues
niyad
Jun 2013
#17
or maybe some men just cannot stand for women to talk about themselves for even a mnute.
niyad
Jun 2013
#37
just because you spend time with the women of your family does not indicate that you care
niyad
Jun 2013
#59
as we keep pointing out, you are free to post about male victims as much as you like. the fact
niyad
Jun 2013
#75
bossing you around? that is one of the funniest things I have heard today. pointing out that
niyad
Jun 2013
#79
"or maybe some men just cannot stand for women to talk about themselves for even a minute"
MadrasT
Jun 2013
#46
It's a catch-22. It IS blaming the victim, but since men aren't victims it's okay.
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#51
NO--girls should get self-defense, martial arts, starting in pre-school. females experience
niyad
Jun 2013
#12
Fine. But shouldn't BOYS get training early on NOT to do the abuse in the first place?
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#80
I'm not against strategies for self defense of anyone, but it seems to me that the offenders should
CTyankee
Jun 2013
#82
Oh I can see male privilege, it's quite real, I'm pointing out it can get pretty expensive too. nt
bemildred
Jun 2013
#64
I was referring to Cluster 2 BPD. That statement, and some others, but that one
galileoreloaded
Jun 2013
#78