[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

''The figures reveal that 13,500 people – 80% of them women – reported domestic violence to Citizens Advice last year. There were 3,300 reported incidents between October and December 2012, an 11% increase on the same period the previous year. Although the figures should be treated with a degree of caution – a spike in reports of domestic violence, often considered to be a hidden crime, can arise as women feel more able to report it – Citizens Advice is sufficiently concerned to open specialist services for victims in 10 of its UK offices.

"These figures for domestic violence cases show it is disturbingly high and afflicts all levels of society – it haunts the lives of too many women and children," said Gillian Guy, Citizens Advice chief executive.

Calling on the prime minister to honour a promise made on International Women's Day to tackle the problem, she added: "As the scale of government cuts start to bite, we are concerned that our trend highlights how levels of domestic violence could get even worse. We need to see the government doing everything it can to deal with the problems of violence against women in our society and ensure they get the support they need."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...itizens-advice

That's really sad.

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

That's really sad.

Yes it is Vanessa. Considering how much progress has been made in so many ways in this world of ours, it's appalling how women are still treated as the weaker sex and treated derogatorily.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by *Kate*

Yes it is Vanessa. Considering how much progress has been made in so many ways in this world of ours, it's appalling how women are still treated as the weaker sex and treated derogatorily.

There's also a 20% of men who go through the same thing. I wonder how many of those cases go unreported.

[Vanessa]

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

There's also a 20% of men who go through the same thing. I wonder how many of those cases go unreported.

exactly, mens issues are ignored as always. no support, no money, no investment , no attention, no one cares. feminism is a cancer thats destroyed society and damaged the economy

[Josy]

Originally Posted by the truth

exactly, mens issues are ignored as always. no support, no money, no investment , no attention, no one cares. feminism is a cancer thats destroyed society and damaged the economy

Mens issues aren't ignored, but anyway no need to worry yourself, you can celebrate International Men's Day in November.

Not really sure why the OP of this thread is a quote about domestic violence against women though, that's not what IWD is about.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Josy

Mens issues aren't ignored, but anyway no need to worry yourself, you can celebrate International Men's Day in November.

Not really sure why the OP of this thread is a quote about domestic violence against women though, that's not what IWD is about.

Is it not josy, Oh well all the information I was reading relating to domestic violence on the IWD website must be a load of rollocks then eh?
Fancy putting stuff like that on there.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Is it not josy, Oh well all the information I was reading relating to domestic violence on the IWD website must be a load of rollocks then eh?
Fancy putting stuff like that on there.

So they have some information about domestic violence on the website, it's still not what it's all about though Kizzy.

Anyway Happy IWD

[Me. I Am Salman]

Originally Posted by the truth

feminism is a cancer thats destroyed society and damaged the economy

harsh