It becomes clear into today's society that there is gender stratification that takes a big toll on influencing females. Females were always affected by male dominance throughout history which resulted in them being more prone to sexual and physical abuse in their household than boys. It is often difficult to flee such environment as young females lack the resources they need to escape. In addition, it becomes a cycle of victimization as the female who is experiencing physical and sexual abuse still runs into the hands of crime; prostitution and a limited opportunity to strive in society. Theories of crime and deviance rarely focus on the female perspective as it only focuses on male deviance. Chesnery-Lind speaks strongly on the feminist theory.
