The facts about domestic violence affecting women

by Thokozile Gurganious

Domestic violence is violence that takes place between two people who are related either by blood, marriage or because they have or had an intimate relationship, where such violence is for the purpose of attaining and main...read more

by Christine Mattice

When police entered the master bedroom of the house in Brimfield, Ohio, they saw Renee Bauer first. She was lying on the floor, face down, arm draped protectively over her seven-year-old son, Dakota. Both had been shot m...read more

by Vivian Edwards

The facts are, that the stress of a domestic violence situation takes a toll on everything about the women involved, the family and society as a whole. Here's my story. This story isn't for those of you who have never l...read more

by Alistair Higgins

Violence against Women as we all know is a GLOBAL problem which not only effects the women this is targeting but also the people surrounding them, like family, friends and colleagues. The most this will affect though is wo...read more

by Jerry Curtis

Violence against women was once sanctioned by law. Joanne Belknap writes, "until the 1970's, very little was known about battered women and their batterers. This is not because battering was nonexistent or less common p...read more

by Cretia Ussery

Domestic violence is a plague that is effecting millions of American women every year. It is women of all colors, social status, and religion. It is women if all ages and educational levels. I can speak from experience, do...read more

by Randa Morris

The Facts About Domestic Violence Affecting Women While it is true that domestic does affect a small number of men, statistics show that more than twice as many women are killed by violent attacks from their partner, ...read more

by N. A. Hernandez

Domestic violence is filled with devastating physical and emotional consequences for women. It can leave emotional as well as physical scars on a woman for a lifetime. The sad thing is it is done by someone that they typic...read more

by Tammy Garcelon

Say NO To Violence I am a survivor of domestic violence. "I can't leave him because I love him." Most victims say. It is an excuse covering the real truth. The real truth is it is Say I am a survivor of domestic ...read more

by C.V.Rajan

There are many who believe that violence against woman is prevalent because men are essentially brutal and barbaric and the problem is nothing to do with any perceived omissions and commissions from the fair sex. Ther...read more

by Dena Woods

The facts about domestic violence affects not only women but the children living in the home. Arguing can stress the children out and make many problems for them in school and affect them emotionally. The fact that violenc...read more

by Tina Spencer

Domestic violence is an extensive social problem not only for the United States, but world wide. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Violence Against Women: One in three women world wide experience acts of bat...read more

by Me...Again

When you see or hear of a woman who repeatedly is abused by her partner, the first question that comes to mind is 'Why does she stay and put up with that?'. The fact is that domestic violence is not only a physical thing. ...read more

by Dodger Riley

While according to the US Census Bureau in 2005, violent crimes have decreased since 1994, reaching the lowest level ever, self defense is still an important skill to master. Every day violent crimes occur, and the number...read more

by Laila Salaam

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE One out of every three women in the world is a victim of domestic violence. This can come in the form physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse or a combination of any of these. Having worked ...read more

by D. J. Poe

Domestic violence affecting women: fear. They are afraid of their or their children's rights if they intervene in any way. My sister has been married and divorced to the same man three time because of this. If a woman i...read more

by Agnes Mek

Absolutely true, domestic violence affecting women is not happening in America alone. It is a world wide injustice being inflicted upon women of all ethnic groupings, races and nationalities. Every day, women are subjecte...read more

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by Julia Bodeeb White

Leave him if he hits you. Leave immediately. Statistics show that domestic violence increases over time. Indeed at the end of the Lace Peterson book by her mother, Sharon Rocha, the horrible statistic that murder is the...read more

by MysLykeMeeh

Women thought that when they are at the comfort of their own home they are far fro harm and risk from the outside world. They thought that when they closed the door behind them, in the worldly realms, they are safe and unh...read more

by KReisinger

I as a victim of domestic violence have seen the ins and outs. Society don't help getting the women and children out of those situations. I've been there even though I left, I lost the very people that I truly care about...read more