What are the types of violence against women?
Violence against women encompasses a subset of family and intimate violence including threatening or actual use of physical, psychological or sexual abuse against a woman by her family members or other intimates. Commonly referenced behaviors included within the broad category of violence against women include: homicide, domestic violence, partner abuse, psychological abuse, dating violence, same-sex violence, spousal abuse, woman battering, elder abuse, courtship violence, sexual assault, date rape, acquaintance rape, marital rape, and stranger rape. Some of the root causes of Domestic Violence include: power and control, growing up in a cycle of violence and abuse, and a distorted concept of manhood. Are some women more at risk for physical assault than others? Physical assaults by someone known to the victim is a leading cause of injury to women. In various studies, estimates of assaults on women by partners or cohabitants range from 1.1 million to almost 4 million per year. Some pr
