Domestic Gender Violence

Abstract

The various other observational findings show that rates of domestic violence by women and men are similar, amid various studies reporting the preponderance of domestic violence committed by men against women. This paper examines these arguments of gender symmetry in the use of abuse by intimate partners by examining the research's methodological basis and criticizing current forms of evidence on domestic violence. The author recommends means of reconciling the disparate evidence and urges scholars and clinicians to consider the use of violence by women while recognizing that it appears to be so different from violence against their female partners by men.