“I am living in hell from one day to the next. But there is nothing I can do to escape. I don't… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The question, 'Why does she stay?' is code for some people for, 'It's her fault for staying,' as if [domestic violence] victims… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
“The dog leash was still tied tight around the oak tree in the back, stretched worn and limp across the green grass… — Anthony Liccione Copy Share Image
“We don’t necessarily know how to hear stories about any kind of violence, because it is hard to accept that violence is… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I have been working with Women's Aid since 2003 when I became the charity's first Ambassador, and am so pleased to be… — Will Young Copy Share Image
“Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“For the Wife Beater's Wife With blue irises her face is blossomed. Blue Circling to yellow, circling to brown on her cheeks.… — Bruce Weigl Copy Share Image
“For if freethinkers did not have a political platform, they nevertheless agreed on a wide range of social, cultural, and artistic concerns,… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
While I am a pro-life woman, I am also a woman who is concerned about rights for the disabled, maternity leave, the… — Abby Johnson Copy Share Image
More and more leaders around the world are joining the struggle. More and more individuals understand that any abuse of any woman… — Asha-Rose Migiro Copy Share Image
“In the vast majority of cases (83 percent), landlords who received a nuisance citation for domestic violence responded by either evicting the… — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
This attitude of how society views women as chattel - that's the biggest thing to overcome. When I first started a stake… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Even child abuse specialists do not routinely screen for domestic violence. This shows how much more education we need to do, even… — Jocelyn Brown Copy Share Image
Russian law on banning nontraditional relationships basically says you cannot have any portrayal, neutral or positive, of homosexual relationships or nontraditional families,… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
I think any time you have any kind of social ill, not just domestic violence...as much as it's about the act, the… — Malik Yoba Copy Share Image
If you want to cut crime, if you want to end homelessness, you have to deal with sexual violence, sexual harassment, and… — Eric Garcetti Copy Share Image
If the numbers we see in domestic violence were applied to terrorism or gang violence, the entire country would be up in… — Mark Green Copy Share Image
“A man or a woman can't be defined by the pain inflicted in them by others or by someone else's issues, but… — Linda Alfiori Copy Share Image
He doesnt have to hit you for it to be abuse. He can degrade, humiliate, blame, curse, manipulate, or try to control… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I represent an affluent district, but when I worked to form my county's first battered-women's shelter, some nights there were no beds… — Lynn Woolsey Copy Share Image
“I think we would understand misogyny and violence against women even better if we looked at the abuse of power as a… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
While it can be aggressive playing rugby, the aggression doesn't leave the rugby pitch. A Real Man doesn't need to use violence… — Danny Care Copy Share Image
Hey ladies, I'm willing to do my part to end domestic violence by posting a selfie online. Some might call me a… — Nev Schulman Copy Share Image
“LAZY AND IRRESPONSIBLE This isn't a politically correct position to have, but I'm convinced that the lack of moral character in many… — Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Copy Share Image
“I realise I'm behind on this but Rebekah Brooks was married to Ross Kemp of Gangs fame?! And she assaulted him? That… — Mandy Wiener Copy Share Image