Don women abuse men as often as men abuse women?
Again the majority (95%) of reported domestic assaults involve a male partner battering a female partner. The important word in that statistic is “reported.” We know it is happening to men who may not be reporting it for a variety of reasons-primarily because our society doesn’t really allow men to be victims. Our culture says that men should be big and strong and “in control,” and thus a battered man may feel humiliated and like “less of a man” if his female partner is abusing him and controlling the relationship. At A Safe Place, most of the victims we work with are women. It’s important to mention that one may see women using violence in a relationship, as well as her partner. An abuser may challenge their partner to strike back and then call the police as a result to get their partner in trouble. Also, an abuser sometimes challenge their partner to strike back, and then will call the police and try to have her arrested for the assault. Not always, but often men are using violence t