Essay On Male Domestic Violence

Domestic violence has been framed to be understood as a women's issue, while men are often overlooked. When we think about domestic violence we think of women who are battered by their husband, boyfriend, or a man they used to involve with. However, every year in the U.S. about 3.2 million men are the victims of an assault by an intimate partner. Most assaults are, though many are more serious and has end in homicide in some cases. About 15% of men are victims of reported intimate partner violence. Women who abuse men are not much different than their male who abuse women. Men can be hit, kicked, punched, pushed, or bitten by women abusers. Women also use weapons such as knives, guns, or other objects just as men do.
Abused men are not necessarily smaller or physically weaker than the women who abuse them. Abused men often do not use their greater size or strength to hurt their abusive partners even when they are being hurt. Men often suffer physical abuse in silence because they are afraid that no one will believe them or take them seriously. In fact, some men who do try to get help finding that they are mocked and ridiculed. No one would even think of telling a battered woman …show more content…
Studies have found that when an abused man called the police, the police were more likely to arrest him than to arrest his abusive female partner. In 64% of cases, men were told by hot lines that they helped only women, and more than half were referred to programs for male domestic-violence perpetrators. Working to ensure that male domestic-violence victims will not lose their children in custody proceedings is another step. Research has found that the biggest reason male domestic-violence victims hesitate to leave their abusive relationships is concern for their children. They believe that if they leave, their children are left unprotected in the hands of a violent