Why do feminists always do studies on male violence yet refuse to accept female violence is rising?

Question

Why do feminists always do studies on male violence yet refuse to accept female violence is rising?

Answer 1

Women violence is not higher, it is just being brought to court(aka noticed more). In the 1920's women would murder and get away with it because they were treated as inferior or weaker. Since people believe women were weaker they believed that a woman couldn't possibly murder somebody else and that if she did it wasn't her fault. This is one of the results of being against womens rights.



Domestic violence for both men and women have been about the same.

Answer 2

before this whole 'feminism' thing, there was the extreme of women being treated like they were not equal to men. now that they finally got what they wanted (which is good - or at least was good at first and definitely has good aspects i hope will never be lost), they are doing the same thing to men. now men are looked down upon .. small example: a lot of times fathers in tv shows or movies are made to look like the guy that you can get anything by, who is kinda slow and ditsy, etc. now they are taking it to the OTHER extreme. a healthy balance needs to be found, IMHO. stick to wanting to be seen and accepted as an equal, rather than trying to rise above the other gender - that's not equality.

Answer 3

I'm not sure how accurate it really is to say that men commit more domestic violence than woman. If a a man hits a woman, the woman will almost certainly call the cops and have him arrested but if it's the other way around the man will almost certainly NOT do the same. So yes, men are certainly ARRESTED MORE for domestic violence.



I can't think of anything more chicken sh!t and heinous than harming a child and most people will agree with me and It has been well documented for years that mothers are responsible for much, if not most, fatal child abuse in North America. A Bureau of Justice report entitled Murder in Families (NCJ 143498) surveyed murder cases tried in 1988 and discovered 55 percent of defendants charged with killing their own children were women. The Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS-3, 1996) from the Department of Health and Human Services reported that mothers perpetrate 78 percent of fatal child abuse. The FBI and CDC both say that in cases of serious injury (including murder) of a child under the age of 12 the child's biological mother is the perpetrator more than 80% of the time.

Answer 4

I asked the same thing in a question that got deleted.



The question was, do feminist care about violence against women only when the batterer is a man?



What was SHOCKING to me was the number of women who agreed that feminism has major double standards and other problems. I think the feminist are concerned that women will begin to wake up and become fair and tolerant.



Myth: DV and SA does not occur within lesbian relationships.



Perhaps surprisingly, statistics have shown that lesbian people experience domestic violence at a very similar rate to that of heterosexual women (Waldner-Haygrud, 1997; AVP, 1992). It has been estimated that between 17-45% of lesbians have been the victim of at least one act of violence perpetrated by a female partner (Burke et al, 1999; Lie et al, 1991), and that 30% of lesbians have reported sexual assault / rape by another woman (Renzetti, 1992). Considering the lack of discussion that takes place regarding lesbian domestic violence and sexual assault, I find these figures staggering.

Answer 5

>"Every study on violence is males on females."

No, I believe you are mistaken. There are many DV studies, for example, that measure violence in all directions: M-M, F-F, M-F, F-M. IPV studies show that about ½ are mutual combat, and about ¼ are female-to-male, the remaining ¼ are male-to-female. The studies are there if you look for them.



Also, you mention that female violence is increasing. Again, I believe you are mistaken. Reports of violent females are increasing, but we cannot conclude that women are becoming more violent; merely less hidden.



In cases not involving DV (school yard fighting, for example), then yes perhaps there is a genuine increase.

Answer 6

The only female violence studies I've seen have been on lesbians who were actually more likely than men to be violent. I think the statistics are skewed because of the overly broad range of DV offenses. I've read the pamphlets on DV, and if I were to go by those standards I have never been in a relationship with a woman who wasn't abusive, but by my standards I have only been in one relationship with an abusive woman. Even then I would have never called the police or gone to a shelter, it's just not something men do.

Answer 7

My father is a university professor in anthropology. One of his (female) colleagues is doing a study on female-on-male domestic violence. I'm not sure if she's a feminist or not (the colleague).

Answer 8

We do.



Some so called feminists would like to see it swept under the proverbial carpet, but not this one.



I believe women who kill children and babies should receive the most harshest sentence available, with hard labour thrown in, if that's even possible in 2010.



Im tired of women killing children & getting away with it.



You do have to admit men perpetrate more violence than women, but then again, men are usually the victims too.

If a man wants to be violent against a woman, she doesn't have much chance of an equal fight.



All in all I think you are right though.

Feminism means equal responsibility too.

Answer 9

Easy answer. Because much of it is motivated by anti-male bias.



Disclaimer: I'm in no way an "MRA." I'm pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, etc. I just accept the reality that whereas misogyny exists, and often prevalently, so does the opposite.

Answer 10

I am not exactly a feminist, but am anti violence full stop. I personally think a man should never hit a woman. I also feel the same about women hitting men. There are much better ways of solving issues than violence. People should realise that violence from women towards men is rising, but not alot of men will admit to it. so the true figures aren't known.

Answer 11

Because modern day feminism has become one with radical gender feminism which is gynocentric and misandrous (the spell check doesn't even recognize these words). I personally do not believe that men commit domestic violence more than women. In lesbian relationships, domestic violence occurs at nearly the same rate as heterosexual relationships. I believe that women are just far more likely to report domestic violence than men. Women are taught to speak up about it while men are taught to take it "like a man". I just saw a video where a woman jumped on a man and started punching him. The man fought back and the security guard told the man to stop or he'll take him to jail. It's not about the physical strength difference either. For example when a stronger, bigger man beats up a smaller, weaker man for attacking him people say that the smaller guy deserved it. It's what's between the legs that matters and that's called gynocentrism. The right to self-defense does not apply to men in this instance. Gender feminists know that they can count on men being suckers for the classic damsel in distress.



As far as child abuse goes, all studies show that women are far more likely to inflict fatal injuries on their children. I'd be willing to bet that most of these women are selfish single mothers who resent their children for ruining their lives.

Answer 12

http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/news/PhysAbuse_BBC_06_18_06.pdf



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Many will use arrest records and such, but this does not hold things constant as not all abuse is reported. The last link shows that domestic violence is equal...and it is academic.



It is sad as I've known a man, who wasn't remotely close to being a wimp, was physically abused and tried to commit suicide.

Most feminists, except the more egalitarian ones, will not do true academic research because it doesn't help their cause (their cause of getting funding which comes from being perceived as a victim).



... and I'm not sure about now, but a few years ago, an abuse shelter for men or that would take men was extremely rare.

Answer 13

I don't know the statistics, but you bring up a good point. Females are often violent towards their children, and when the boys grow up to be abusers, they're blamed for all the ills of society. The mother never gets blamed unless she actually commits murder.

Answer 14

If there are no studies, how can anyone say whether female violence is rising?

Answer 15

i have no doubt it's on the rise...but it still doesnt compare to amt of violence men commit



dont believe me? ask a cop..whine to the cop how theyre so sexist only arresting men lol

Answer 16

look at this video and see the women how they act carelessly to female violent against men and one of them is cheering with joy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOu_BszChIE