In my previous Substack article, Domestic Violence: Feminism’s Big Lie, I wrote about how for decades feminists have lied about domestic violence and have even resorted to threatening those men and women who told the truth about DV: women commit at least as much domestic violence as men.
I told the stories of two women who were threatened by feminists for daring to reveal feminism’s Big Lie.
I provided plenty of evidence in the form of quotes, links, and documents that prove feminist’s depiction of DV as “men beating up women” is a world-class lie.
As part of this evidence I provided a link to The Partner Abuse State of Knowledge (PASK) website, a great source of evidence that contradicts feminism’s one-sided portrayal of DV.
I also provided a link to a presentation found on the PASK website, The uncomfortable facts on IPV (interpersonal violence). Presented by Dr. Tonya Nichols, a professor and researcher at The University of British Columbia, I believe this video is the best single summary of the available data that disproves feminist’s depiction of DV.
While I heartily recommend that readers take the time to view this 46-minute video, I realize that most will not, so I’ve provided a synopsis of the presentation below.
Top 10 Facts of the Domestic Violence Field
1. Men and women are perpetrators and victims of IPV at similar rates.
Men are victims of IPV at rates comparable to women.
Women are perpetrators of IPV at rates comparable to men.
Reciprocal abuse is the most common form of IPV
2. Women perpetrate serious violence.
Multiple studies demonstrate that women commit higher rates of “clinical level” ¹ (severe) assaults
Evidence shows slightly higher rates of perpetration by women than by men (7% vs 5%)
3. Both men and women suffer as a result of IPV.
Physical, psychological & financial injuries from women’s violence are neither infrequent nor inconsequential
Women also cause injuries
Male perpetrators generate more injuries
4. The causes of IPV are varied but similar across the sexes.
Women’s motivations are similar to men’s
The most common motivations for violence are the same for men and women: coercion, anger, punishing misbehavior by partner
Self defense is a relatively uncommon motive: 90% of women assaulted their partner because they were furious, jealous, or frustrated
5. Patriarchal oppression is a relevant but insufficient explanation for Intimate Partner Violence.
Abuse types and prevalence rates in gay and lesbian relationships are similar to heterosexual relationships
Hence, IPV is not specific to men and cannot be explained on the basis of gender or gender roles alone
Studies attributing IPV in North America to patriarchal causes have been repeatedly disconfirmed
6. General theories of violence are good explanations of Intimate Partner Violence.
Abusive and violent behaviors develop early in women who perpetrate IPV and remain as aggressive traits and are not, as the patriarchy paradigm portrays, survival-based reactions to male violence.
7. Batterer intervention programs (BIPS) are ineffective.
BIPS are no more effective than no treatment at reducing assault
Studies show no affect of current (male perpetrator) interventions
8. Male IPV violence does not always escalate.
Recidivism and escalation (of male violence) have been overstated
9. There is little evidence of widespread approval of wife abuse.
Awareness of IPV for female victims & male perpetrators has increased, but
from 1975 to 1985 there were substantial decreases in public approval of a man slapping his wife, but no corresponding reduction in approval of the opposite, a wife slapping her husband
10. Efforts to reduce IPV have neglected half of all victims and half of all perpetrators.
Based on studies starting in 1975 there has been a substantial decrease in the rate of severe assaults by men, but no corresponding change in the rate of severe assaults by women.
FOOTNOTES:
“clinical level” defined as severe assaults such as punching, choking, and attacks with objects, or physical acts resulting in injury
By Stephen Bond on November 9, 2022.
Exported from Medium on February 28, 2023.