Stop Female Abuse Program

"Statistics have proven that women are beaten an average 35 times before they make a formal report; the anxiety of these women accurately reflects actual conditions. When a woman sees herself as being physically endangered her quality of life suffers dramatically" (Reginald and Posterski: 148- 149, Unknown year).

Therefore, females believe that they cannot be happy if they are not safe? When we are happy life seems to be of no hassle. However, if you are constantly being abuse emotionally, se...

Emphasized Femininity is based on women's subordination to men's interests and desires. Women are expected to be passive and obliging to men. This is the most culturally valued role for a woman in social relations (Ravelli and Webber: 202, 1963).

Why after centuries of subordination to men are women still complying with these societal values? In 2010, men and women are assumed to be equal but the reality is the glass - ceiling still exists. If society continues to nourish these ideological ro...

This question came from a survey I conducted on May 30, 2005 at St. David Catholic Secondary School in the Waterloo Region. The Students aged from 14 - 19.

Q: Do you feel that violence against women is an issue in today's society?
R: 7% of students strongly disagreed, while 36% moderately agreed and 22% strongly agreed. The remainder of results were unsure.

Can you see how the percentile is scattered all over the board? Violence against women is definitely part of our society and these students...