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Article: Men beating women: ending domestic violence; a qualitiative and quantitative study of public attitudes on violence against women.
- Article from:
- WIN News
- Article date:
- September 22, 1993
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUND (EXCERPTS)
* "Violence against women in the home causes more injuries than rape, muggings, and car accidents combined;
* An estimated 25-50% of all women will be physically assaulted by a current or ex-partner;
* Throughout the United States, two to four million women are battered every year;
* In over half of the homes where women are battered, their children are also being abused."
"Communities have been organizing to fight domestic violence for over 20 years. And today, over 1500 shelters and safehomes provide emergency housing to domestic violence victims and ...