15/11/2025
In the late sixties and seventies, it was considered quite ‘normal’ for men to be head of the household in every way. It certainly was not uncommon for a man to hit a woman or give her a ‘good hiding’ and police forces were obliged to do nothing, classing the incident/s as ‘just a domestic’ which actually and in hindsight, only colluded with the perpetrator and condoned the behaviour further.
As late as 1971, in the United Kingdom, women were banned from going into Wimpy Bars or similar establishments on their own after midnight, on the grounds that the only women out on their own at that hour must be prostitutes. Shocking isn’t it!!
In the early 1980’s working women were refused mortgages in their own right as few women worked continuously due to raising children. They were only granted a mortgage if they could secure the signature of a male guarantor. In fact, it wasn’t until later in the 1980’s that women could apply for a loan or credit in their own name.
In terms of female victims of domestic abuse, it’s little wonder that women were and in a high percentage of cases, still are, in many countries in the world, regarded as lesser human beings.
The message that women are worth less than men is endemic. Even as late as 2017, salaries for women to be equal to male colleagues was called to be addressed. It is this message that needs to be continually addressed in its entirety, for genders to be equal, in order for domestic abuse and violent behaviour to become a minority crime and lesser issue.
Many men suffer the same cruelty as we see more and more presentations within our client bases. Coercion and control associated with a myriad of personality disorders is presented in every therapy room at some level. Having additional CPD knowledge around this subject arms those working on the frontline with domestic abuse, to assist their clients in the most effective ways towards post traumatic growth and recovery.❤️🩹
https://traumatraining.uk/p/working-with-domestic-violence-and-abuse
