History Of Domestic Violence Against Women

Violence against women has become the serious threat for the adjustment of women in all over the world. Now a days, women experience different forms of violence. The most common form of violence is domestic violence, which has been described as the physical, psychological or emotional and sexual violence against women caused by their close family members (Heise, Raikes, Watts, & Zwi, 1994). Women with the history of domestic violence present in almost all societies of the world. Women in Pakistan also experience domestic violence by their life partner or close family members. The statistic regarding existence of women with the history of domestic violence in Pakistan is very alarming. It became serious threat for women in Pakistan (Hassan, 2009).
In Pakistan, women with the history of domestic violence are facing very dangerous condition. Victimized women feel insecure in their own homes and they hesitate to raise their voices against the violence they experience. Women face domestic violence in the form of honour killing, beating, acid throwing, burning, financial deprivation, forced marriages, social isolation and women are exchanged to settle dispute. According to the Amnesty International report hundreds of women killed every year in the name of honour in different areas of the Pakistan and most of …show more content…
The relationship between depression and domestic violence has been identified by different researches. Such as, a study on depression and domestic violence concluded that 58% of the women with the history of domestic violence had depression because of their experience of domestic violence (Gerlock, 1999). At least 1.8 million women are victimized by domestic violence in the United States each year, and almost all experts estimate the actual figure about the prevalence rate of domestic violence at closer to 3 to 4 million approximately (Straus & Gelles,