Violence Against Women

Violence against women is widespread in both developed and developing countries. Physical abuse is common in all parts of the world. No matter how hard we try to protect abused women by passing laws, it is still the single most common cause of injury to women. Physical abuse occurs more often than muggings, motor vehicle accidents, and work place injuries combined (Burby, 17). It occurs once every nine seconds and in two-thirds of marriages (Disturbing Facts1). Many women are in abusive situations that they cannot get away from because of fear, or just because they think that they provoke the abuser to abuse them.
In the United States, most women are abused by their husbands. Battering husbands are described as angry, moody, easily provoked, tense, and resentful. This individual is likely to be angry with himself or someone in some way. He seems very nice and polite in public, but when he arrives home he can turn into a completely different person. A battering husband may be losing his grip on his job or his prospects and may feel compelled to prove that he is at least the master of his home and beating his wife is one way for him to appear a winner (Del Martin, 46).
The justice system in the United States has tried to establish

The source of women’s anguish, despair, and poor health is evident in the streets of Afghanistan. All women are forced to wear a burqa. A burqa is a heavy, dark garment with only a small mesh window to see and breath through, and it conceals the body. If her ankle is showing through the burqa, her foot is amputated. If a woman wears any white-the color of the Taliban flag- or her shoes make any noise, her foot is amputated or she is beaten or sometimes killed. Women in this country are not only banned from attending school, but they may not work either. They are forbidden from speaking in public and the windows of homes occupied by them must be painted to prevent them from being seen. Their husbands and brothers abuse many of these women, especially if they are seen talking to another male who is not a close relative. If she leaves the house without a male relative, she will be abused. If they are caught by the religious police that saunter through the streets, without a male relative, they are beaten on the spot. This country’s rulers cut off the top of a young woman’s fingers because she wore nail polish (Byron, 166). These women have no human rights, no life, nothing. Many feel that death is better than the suffering they face everyday.

blish ways of dealing with abused women. Depending on the degree of violence and the injuries suffered, it is a crime that is punishable by fines, court ordered counseling, and/or jail time. Many laws have made it easier to keep a victim safe, but the reality is that it’s not enough. There is no way the legal system can protect a woman whose husband is going to kill, or beat her, even with a good system. Because the justice system is not always successful, we need to help women protect themselves and to make abusers accountable for their actions. Some men may choose to receive counseling. Others are told by the court that if they do not receive counseling then they cannot see their children without a chaperone. A woman may seek court protection by asking for a restraining order ag