Violence Against Women

Running head : DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Violence against women

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Domestic Violence

The US office on violence against women , defined domestic violence as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner . Domestic violence occurs when one partner exercise power on the other . Domestic violence occurs in married relationship , unmarried who are either of opposite sex or same sex . Women are the most victims of domestic violence although

a very small percentage of violence occurs against men . Therefore , violence against women is prevalent and has adverse effects to the victims involved , their households and the society as a whole . The government and justice institutions concerned should therefore be more aggressive in developing and implementing policies to curb the violence against women

Causes of Domestic Violence

Domestic violence can result due to one of the following factors although in many cases it occurs as a combination of several factors

Financial constraints - domestic violence may result due to pressure that that is exerted on one partner to provide for the household . This occurs due to stress of not being able to meet all the demands and a feeling that one is not being understood . Carter , J (2002 ) found that women in low income households experience a higher rate of violence than household with higher incomes . Similarly women who have no job skills are likely to encounter domestic violence since they are likely to rely on their partner for everything thus increasing both their vulnerability as well as likelihood of being despised . Women are also prone to domestic violence when they have no finances to look for a job and the partner is against it due to the traditional belief that they place of a woman is in the home

This greatly affects women and makes them to bear whatever comes their way including physical abuse . The violence against women is also caused because of their gender . The fact that the man is the head and women the weaker sex gives them control over women . The gender prejudice that women are the ones to keep peace in the household also keeps women at a disadvantage . This makes women to believe that they are supposed to bear the violence so as to keep the family together

In some cultures , women are also viewed as inferior to men . Women are not even supposed to speak before men putting them at a more inferior position (Browne , A . 1993 . This makes them to take whatever comes from men and thus more prone to domestic violence . The tradition that women should be submissive to men in whatever situation should thus be done away with because it discriminates against women . The lack of relevant information concerning women and domestic violence is another factor that leads to wide spread of violence against women . Women are uninformed on what to do or where to go and seek legal advice in case of violence...