Personal Narrative: The War On Women

‘Why we have too few women leaders’ was an address given by Sheryl Sandberg in the year 2010, presenting messages to women if they want to stay in the work force. This topic is a concern to Sandberg because there are small numbers of women who hold prominent leader positions in the world. In her presentation, she states “…, How are we going to fix this? How do we change these numbers at the top? How do we make this different?”

Women make up a majority of the United States population and yet they are significantly behind men when it comes to their representation in leadership positions. Women only hold about 52 percent of all professional-level jobs (CITATION). When it comes to politics only about 20 percent of political leaders in the world are women (CITATION). In today’s society, women are absent in almost all major leadership positions in both business and politics. Women seeking leadership positions are constantly being faced with different obstacles. These obstacles include many negative stereotypes about female leaders. There is also the idea that women belong at home with taking care of the family not in the workplace. Another obstacle is that many women are lacking the necessary support and opportunities they need in order to succeed. Other obstacles they face are the leadership gap, lack of gender equality in the workplace.

Millions of women in the United States are physically, and emotionally abused by an intimate partner each year. Domestic violence is a situation that harms and kills most particularly women, children, and families members. As a result, battering of women is one of the foremost causes of injury to women. The growing awareness of how pervasive and destructive this situation is in our society, and the violence that accompanies it, has created a wide variety of programs, shelters, educational endeavors, law enforcement initiatives, and other efforts to prevent the development of this well-known trend. Fortunately, most victims of domestic violence today have one or more ways out, if they know there are available opportunities exist and able to use them accordingly.

Million of women in the United States are physically, and emotionally abuse by an intimate partner each year. Domestic violence is a situation that harms and kills most particularly women, children, and families members. As a result, battering of women is one of the foremost causes of injury to women. The growing awareness of how pervasive and destructive this situation is in our society, and the violence that accompanies it, has created a wide variety of programs, shelters, educational endeavors, law enforcement initiatives, and other efforts to prevent the development of this well-known trend. Fortunately, most victims of domestic violence today have one or more ways out, if they know there are available opportunities exist and able to use them accordingly.

“Domestic violence has always been a serious problem.”(william). Domestic violence is a huge problem nowadays. Women and men alike get abused at home. However, men are less likely to speak up about their spouse

Although Domestic Violence is a well-known phenomenon, “Domestic Violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence” (Domestic Violence: Statistics & Facts 2015). From 2003 to 2012, 21% of all violent crimes were caused by domestic violence and 15% of domestic violence was committed by an intimate partner (Morgan, R E. & Truman, J L. 2014). Domestic violence is an important issues in the United States that is somethings over looked, or forgotten about. After researching domestic violence statistics for the United States, I was very surprised to learn that 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime (Domestic Violence: Statistics & Facts 2015). With a lack of knowledge about domestic violence, it becomes more difficult to find those who are willing to take a stand against the violence. If there were more people who knew

If you could live in an period in time for one year, what would it be and where would it be? What would you want to teach your current peers about your experience when you returned?

Chapter 3: The Laws and Policies of Domestic Violence and the Services Available to Male Victims.

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) led to mandatory arrests of the alleged abusive partner, yet there lacks a similar for male victims. Further, the VAWA provides free counsel to women, yet men must find and pay for their own legal counsel. Furthermore, a study conducted exhibited that when male victims attempted to domestic violence hotlines, 64% were told that they hotlines aided women only, 32% were referred to batterers’ program (which helped men stop abusing their partners), and 25% were given a number for a batterers’ program. Further, 16% of males indicated that they were simply made fun of and/or dismissed by the

Domestic violence is an issue that effects individuals nationwide, it affects women, men and same sex gender couples. There is one in every seven males who are a victim of domestic violence. The problem we face today is that there is a lack of support for different groups. Groups such as the men as well as the same sex gender couples. Understanding domestic violence is essential and the long term effects on each person involved. Who are the underserved and why? The underserved are the individuals who are often under-reported, exposed to prior domestic violence and judged by the society. Society needs to open the doors for the under-served as everyone deserves an equal opportunity for safety.

The focus of this paper is to bring more public awareness to domestic violence against men. Our research proved that little or no concerns are given to battered men who cry out for help from the law enforcement; in most cases minimum rights are given to them in court. Domestic violence against men is not being addressed with a sense of urgency as it is for women. Limited resources are available for the abused men and minimum funding are provided for assistance of any kind. Statistics show that domestic violence reported rate may be higher for women than men since men tend to hide the abuse due to pride and society stereotype. There is a great need for equal opportunity for the abused victim whether that individual is a male

Have you ever considered that domestic violence could be right next door? Have you ever realized who can become a victim of domestic violence? Do you think you can be a target of domestic violence? Women are more vulnerable to domestic violence, but men can also be victims. One in four women has been a target of domestic violence and is 90-95% more likely to be a victim than men. (dcadv.org) Every single one of us knows or will know someone that is a victim. In order to raise awareness of domestic violence, it’s essential to apprehend who can be a victim and what to do when someone is being victimized. In other words, it’s important to understand who can be a victim and how to solve the problem.

How can men be the oppressed when the culture has already identified them as the oppressors? In an attempt to use the old standard, men have invented antagonists to make their problems visible, but with the passage of time, these culprits (feminists, affirmative-action proponents, and job-grabbing illegal aliens) have come to seem increasingly unconvincing as explanations for their situation (Ta). What new realms should they be gaining? The media, entertainment, and image-making institutions of corporate America? These are institutions that are already run by men.

According to statistics found by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Every nine seconds a woman is abused by her husband or intimate partner. At least 1 in every 4 women and 1 in every 9 men have been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in their lifetime. Most often the abuser is one of their own family. Domestic violence is a problem that somehow affects every one of us in this room at some time and is actually the leading cause of injury to women -- more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined.

After breakfast, I paid the bill and gave her a tip. “My usual tip is to tell you not to root for the Lions,” I said, trying to make small talk.