WHY DO MEN HIT WOMEN
This is the source material for the episode of WITCHY WEDNESDAYS about domestic violence. Watch the episode here.
Source material:
According to the World Health Organisation, about one in three women worldwide experience either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Additionally, the United Nations reports that as many as 70% of women worldwide have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime.
Here are some sources for further information and statistics on domestic abuse towards women:
World Health Organization: Violence against women - Key facts (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/violence-against-women)
United Nations Women: Facts and figures: Ending violence against women (https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures)
National Domestic Violence Hotline: Statistics (https://www.thehotline.org/resources/statistics/)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Intimate Partner Violence (https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html)