why doesn’t she leave

“Why doesn’t she just leave?” 5 subtle ways women are blamed for experiencing domestic abuse

March 31, 2016, Admin Media Complaints,

This article is cross-posted with permission from writer Woman as Subject. Having worked with survivors of domestic abuse for many years, I am still shocked at the way in which society continues to blame women for the violence and abuse they suffer at the hands of men. This tendency to minimise or justify male violence […]

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Why doesn’t she just leave?

October 16, 2014, Admin EVB Analysis,

Imagine if instead of saying “why doesn’t she leave him?” we said “why doesn’t he leave her?” Imagine if we thought that men who control, threaten and manipulate women are responsible for their actions and that they should be the ones to leave. Imagine if wondering why she puts up with it, we wonder why he does it in the first place. Imagine if, […]

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