A woman may seek court protection by asking for a restraining order against her husband. Most of these women feel that this is the only way to stay safe and they don't need to run away with their children and live in fear. .
The number of women getting abused in the United States is rising each year. In 1989, the number of women getting abused was greater than the number of women getting married (Sherman, 1). Domestic abuse kills an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 women each year (Burby, 17). Many women say that it was their fault that they got hit or beat by their husbands because they provoked them. They also blame alcohol or drugs for the actions of their husbands. These women are blind to the fact that no matter how abuse is done, they did nothing wrong to provoke them because these men are mentally and emotionally unable to cope with their anger and need to take it out on someone weak and vulnerable. Many other women choose to stay with their husbands because they want to keep the family together because they have children. Others choose to stay because they are uneducated and cannot get a good job. Although battered women give many reasons for staying, fear is the most common denominator (Burby, 77). Fear immobilizes them, their decisions, and their very lives. Many women are scared to be on their own and feel they need a man to support them, therefore they put up with the abuse. Fortunately, there are shelters for women to go to and seek help in a safe environment where their husbands can't find them. .
Growing up female, in a place where being a woman means struggling to survive is the life of the women of Afghanistan (Byron, 166). These women are abused not only by their husbands, but also by their fathers, brothers, and even perfect strangers. On September 27, 1996, a militia group called the Taliban, seized control of the Central Asian nation's government and began war on women that is medieval in its fury (Byron, 166).