“As she breaks the silence, the upscale abused wife begins to feel affirmed and validated. The rationalizations she once relied on to… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“Any man who discourages a mom from breastfeeding their newborn baby is probably abusive to the said woman and would later channel… — Mitta Xinindlu Copy Share Image
“Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.” — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Sexual and domestic abuse are already romanticized in mainstream media without critical social commentary, if there is any commentary at all. Horror… — Christy Leigh Stewart Copy Share Image
“Many of the seminal social issues of our time - poverty, lack of education, human trafficking, war and torture, domestic abuse -… — Sarah Bessey Copy Share Image
“Hit me again, and I'll report you to the authorities. Follow me to my bed one more time, and I swear to… — Kien Nguyen Copy Share Image
“The bottom line is this: "Married women are notably safer than their unmarried peers, and girls raised in a home with their… — Greenhaven Press Copy Share Image
“Once this bubble of self-deception is burst and the mask that shielded her and others from what she wished to ignore is… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“The reason why women are abandoned has always been a puzzle to me, until I started realizing that it goes back to… — Kent Lamarc Copy Share Image
Over the years, I have been privileged to meet many women, men and children who have escaped domestic abuse and who are… — Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Copy Share Image
There's a ripple effect in being underpaid for women. Ten thousand women are turned down every day for domestic abuse shelters. Part… — Patricia Arquette Copy Share Image
Physical aggression by a man toward his partner is abuse, even if it happens only once. If he raises a fist; punches… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Domestic abuse, also called intimate partner violence, is the systematic suffocation of another person's spirit.” — Joanna Hunter Copy Share Image
“The abusive man’s high entitlement leads him to have unfair and unreasonable expectations, so that the relationship revolves around his demands. His… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Divinely sanctioned wife-beating “There is no basis in Islamic theology to support domestic abuse of any kind,” declared Qanta A. Ahmed, author… — Robert Spencer Copy Share Image
“Our wings were clipped, our restrictions were made, our boundaries were tested but now we are free, aren’t we? We look above… — Jennifer Gilmour Copy Share Image
The worst way of oppression involve exploitation of children, preying on vulnerability, denying others the right to live safely, and denying people… — Alice Glass Copy Share Image
“Although the typical abusive man works to maintain a positive public image, it is true that some women have abusive partners who… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“I can no longer stay quiet in this world, I have a voice and I feel it reverberate off my internal walls,… — Elin Stebbins Waldal Copy Share Image
“The abuser does not believe, however, that his level of authority over the children should be in any way connected to his… — Lundy Bancroft Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Julia's fears of coming forward with the violence were based on anticipated as well as actual responses from friends and acquaintances. I… — Susan Weitzman Copy Share Image
“As more brands and corporations hurried to hop on the #MeToo train, they changed their messaging to raise awareness about issues concerning… — Kelly Loudenberg Copy Share Image
For some people, work is the only safe haven from abuse. So all employers in businesses big and small, whether in the… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
“It is important to note that research has shown that men who have abusive mothers do not tend to develop especially negative… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
