The Problem Of Violence Against Women

Throughout history, women have continuously found themselves as the subjects of oppression. Although the treatment of women has drastically changed over time, women are still exposed to much of the violence that exists today. Per the National Organization for Women, “young women, low-income women and some minorities are disproportionately victims of domestic violence and rape” (National Organization for Women, 2016). Women-centered violence is highly prevalent and reoccurring all over the world, even in our local communities. Individuals may be hesitant to consider just how much violence against women affects their communities.

Many women are experiencing violence against them, whether it be physical, mental, or verbal. According to Kirk, Terry, Lokuge, and Watterson, “Violence against women (VAW) is a major issue worldwide, with an estimated 35% of women, or roughly 1 in 3, experiencing either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime” (p. 2). There have been many groups that have been created to combat violence against women. The group I will be focusing on is White Ribbon group. The White Ribbon are the defenders of women.

Domestic violence is an epidemic in our society with dramatic, negative effects on individuals, families and communities. Domestic violence is a crime that knows no economic, racial, ethnic, religious, age or gender limits. Women who are victims of domestic violence most likely are also victims of sexual assault and, stalking. A domestic violence victim may experience systematic rape in addition to physical and psychological abuse. According to Backman, (p.54) nearly one in every four women are beaten or raped by a partner during adulthood. Three women are killed by a current or former intimate partner each day in America, on average women are at an increased risk of harm shortly after separation from an abusive partner.

Domestic violence became a realization and a serious concern in the mid 1970’s for many Americans. “This realization is due to the women advocating on behalf of the battered women movement”

Every day, women experience violence at the hands of men. Somehow, in our society, even rape and assault have fallen into a moral grey area. With the controversy surrounding [that], few pay much thought to the less extreme, but far more common acts of molestation. While smaller attacks are considered innocuous by many, they too can have long lasting effects of and we as women have no way to ever escape.

One can only imagine how uncomfortable the lives of women who are experiencing or have previously experienced domestic violence is. Can you imagine, living every day in constant fear that today might be your last? That today could be the day that your abuser finally snaps, and life as you know it is over in the blink of an eye as you are trying to dodge that punch to your precious temple. Domestic violence was defined as an assault, threat, or intimidation by a male partner. (Abbott, Johnson, Koziol-McLain, & Lowenstein, 1995) Every year an estimated 2 million to 4 million woman in the United States are reportedly abused by their alleged male partners. Many of these women are ruthlessly physically assaulted, and thousands end up losing their life to the battle. (www.mayoclinic.com). These such statistics are flabbergasting. Many are under the impression that Domestic abuse only appears through physical violence – a fight of some sorts, but it is in fact prevalent in psychological abuse as well. Domestic violence occurs in several various unfortunate ways, such as verbally, mentally, and physically. Domestic violence is a widely spread issue throughout the United States. It is unfortunate that women are still being seen as inferior in comparison to men in today’s society. Women on average make only 77 cents to every dollar earned by men working in the same position. (Glynn, 2013) It is evident that men do also experience Domestic violence, but

(1) Walthen, CN, Harriet, MA, and Macmillan, L (2003) Interventions for Violence Against Women: Scientific Review. JAMA. 5 Feb 2003. Vol. 289, No.5. Retrieved from: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=195898

Violence against women includes many kinds of harmful physical, emotional, and sexual behaviors against women and girls that are most often displayed by a family member, or at times by strangers. Violence against women is a growing worldwide issue yet it’s still a hidden problem. Most of us have a hard time imagining the concept of violence against women. The freedom from threat of harassment, battering, and sexual assault is hard to grips. Violence is a deep part of our culture and our everyday lives. The problem of violence against women rages all over the world and is a crisis in almost all societies. In the past, this problem was called domestic violence but has recently changed to violence against women. The term domestic violence does not demonstrate that almost all cases of domestic abuse are men injuring women. How important is the issue of violence against women to the citizen of American? Many people simply do acknowledge the impact and importance that it has on the female population in the United States. Although there are many other important concerns to focus on, this issue is often overlooked and pushed to the side.

The girl heard in the 911 call recording seems to be in imminent danger from exposure of domestic violence. Throughout the recording she sounds terrified as she is hysterically screaming and crying. She tells the operator that her mother and father are fighting and later noted that “this has been going on forever and ever.” Both the girl and the mother could be heard screaming “stop it.” During the recording the the girl also screams out “stop it, you are going to hurt the baby” which indicates that there is a baby who is also at risk. The girl stated that her mother has red marks on her neck. Most disturbingly, the girl screams out at the top of her lungs “oh my God, mommy” just prior to the phone disconnecting, leaving the listener to wonder what has just happened and if the mother is OK.

Generally speaking, men are more aggressive in nature than women. In fact, violence is the one variable of which there are overwhelmingly skewed results proving gender differences. So we may ask ourselves, why do women strike men inside the house in relatively equal numbers, but nearly never resort to violence outside the home? Women for instance may argue that their aggression towards men is harmless, and that slapping a man is quite feminine. These explanations may likely have some validity, but neither addresses motivation for the violence, nor the context in which it occurs. When in actuality, empirical research on female violence tells another story. Bjorkqvist and Niemela (1992) provides us with evidence that women are as aggressive as males, but only when the chance of retaliation is minimal (Shuler, 2010).

Imagine a situation, when the husband returns very tired and upset from work. He is tired because of the difficulties and annoying boss from his work. Also worried because something is wrong with his car and about the bills he has to pay by the end of the month, he understands that everything is on him. When he gets back, he sees that the dinner is not ready yet and also hears from his wife that about children’s low grades and their misbehavior at school, so he’s out of his mood and starts yelling and beating the children. After a few seconds, a woman tries to convince him not to, and falls under his hand as well, resulting in a quarrel of the whole family and tears of a woman. Women abuse is a very broad topic discussed and practiced in today’s society. Violence towards females can happen by a stranger attack, but more often it happens from the people they are close to. Abuse in its very essence is a manifestation of the destructive desire to control and have power over another human being. Male violence against women is a desire to feel complete control over a human being that for ages has been seen as a “weak gender”. Therefore, violence becomes the way of proving that a man really belongs to a male gender and therefore, women have to “knuckle under” him. Abusive man can use different styles starting with a strictly verbal abuse and end with a physical batterer. Today 's both violence and abuse can cause a physical, as well, as emotional types of pain, for different

Women have been and continue to be victims of violence in all of its faces. The purpose of this research is to explore the many ways in which women are abused and mistreated, focusing on the effects that violence causes to the victims as well as to those who haven’t experienced violence, but feel somewhat driven to help in this issue.

Throughout history especially within recent years there has been a major rise of sexual assault and violence against women. This is prevalent within college campuses, within work, the military, within family households and nearly all parts of society there is no getting away from it. It is truly a shame and a wretched part of society. However, this needs to be brought to light. This can no longer be avoided and society needs to come together as a whole, in order to stop this. Throughout this essay we are going to go over the statistical background of violence and sexual assault towards women, sexual assault on college campuses, the emotional abuse of those affected, and why Victims don't come forward. Then a step-by-step breakdown of how we can rid society from these unacceptable acts of violence and sexual assault towards woman. Before exploring the deeper aspects of violence and sexual assault towards woman, it’s important to have a historical foundation and statistics.

Gender-based violence is only one of the many inequality problems that women face within our society. In the midst of this problem something that becomes more infuriating is the fact that it most often happens at the hands of friends, loved ones, and family members who find a way to justify the abuse and/or put the blame back on the victim. Gender-based violence against women is commonly seen as both a consequence and a cause of gender inequality (mainstream domestic, 194). In this paper, gender-based violence will be discussed in three forms, intimate partner abuse, harassment, and sexual assault.

Introduction:- Violence affects the lives of millions of women worldwide in all socio-economic & educational classes. It cuts across