Men Can Also Be Abused

The level of domestic violence suffered by men is insignificant and cannot warrant any form of intervention, a men’s forum on gender organisation Padare-Enkundleni said, despite growing sentiments that males were equally exposed to gender based violence as females.

Why it is when it comes to issues of abuse men are labelled in bad light yet there are women who also abuse their husbands even to the extent of killing them?

The law in Zimbabwe recognises that both men and women can fall victim to the scourge. The Domestic Violence Act has also broadened the definition of domestic violence to encompass wicked acts done against men.

 According to the Domestic Violence Act, domestic violence means any unlawful act, omission or behaviour which results in death or the direct infliction of physical, sexual or mental injury to any complainant by a respondent. From this definition, one can see that anyone is capable of perpetrating domestic violence and this means anyone can be a victim. Thus the law should protect both men and women from domestic violence. 

                                           Below is a video of an abusive woman.

 If we say domestic violence suffered by men cannot warrant any form of intervention then what should they do in case of abuse? Should they keep quiet? There are some women who are abusive, it might not be physical but fact is some women are so abusive.