DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Domestic violence against females is an age old phenomenon. Women were always considered delicate, impotent and in a position to be exploited. The inferior gender is what they are referred to as. Violence has long been accepted as something that happens to women. Committing an act of violence is a choice that the individual makes and unlike common beliefs that its root cause is cultural and religious practices. Although one cannot underestimate the importance cultural and social norms in gender-based violence within any country, including India, personal factors like experiencing firsthand violence at home or even observing it between ones parents also play important roles in the development of such violence. The gender imbalance in domestic violence is partly related to differences in physical strength and size. Moreover, women are forced into their gender roles in different societies throughout the world. In societies with a patriarchal power structure and with rigid gender roles, women are often poorly equipped to protect themselves if their partners become violent. r. Domestic violence does not only pertain to physical violence but is any behavior the purpose of which is to gain power and control over a spouse, partner, girl/boyfriend: it is not caused by ager, mental problems, drugs or alcohol, or other common excuses. Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone that you love and think loves you in return.