Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

 

PARTNER VIOLENCE

• Far fewer services are available for male victims, even though men are equally likely to be victims of partner violence.
• Research:
  • Martin Fiebert: References Examining Assaults by Women on Their Spouses or Male Partners
  • Murray A. Straus: Dominance and Symmetry in Partner Violence by Male and Female University Students in 32 Nations  See graph —>
  • Country-specific studies
• Videos:
  • Violence Against Women Act and its Constitutional Violations Against Men
  • MEN TOO — Domestic Violence Against Men
  • Ann Silvers:  Abuse of Men by Women:  It Happens and it Hurts

Strategies and Solutions:

• Speak out when the domestic violence issue is misrepresented.
• Participate in the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Men, observed each year in November.
• Press Release:
  • May 11, 2023: ICMB Commends Government of Denmark for Assuring Equal Support to Male Victims of Domestic Violence
• Policies:
  • Assure that domestic violence laws and programs are based on credible research, not ideology. —>
  • Demand that domestic violence laws and programs utilize gender-neutral names, such as the “Partner Abuse Control Act.”
  • Call for fact sheets and training programs to not stereotype men as perpetrators or women as victims.
  • Emphasize counseling and anger management approaches for minor or one-time cases, rather than arrest and incarceration.
  • Limit definitions of domestic violence in order to curb false allegations that cannot be refuted.
  • Monitor the provision of domestic violence services to assure male victims are equally served.
  • Also see: Legislative Proposals to Reform Domestic Violence Policies

ONLINE HARASSMENT

• Among adults under 30 years of age, 43% of men, compared to 38% of women, have experienced online harassment.

Strategies and Solutions:

• Speak out when persons falsely claim that women are more often affected by online harassment than men.