To think that more women will suffer because of the lockdown?

[Amazemae]

More pressure seems to be on women with additional housework, childcare and chores and continuing to try and work at home. Already started hearing of women losing weight because men have to be fed. Those in abusive relationships will only suffer further. Those households where women do the majority of the housework now have to do even more because most family members are at home especially those where the men choose to opt out of family life.

Of course not all women.

(So single mums being indirectly discriminated against, with little sympathy from other mums)

why is it wrong to acknowledge abuse goes both ways(

it can go both ways but how many men do you know of who have been killed by abusive female partners? Whereas there are several women every week killed by abusive male partners.

Men abused by women may have mental health issues which can be fixed/treated, but dead women can't be brought back to life.

@BogRollBOGOF I'd not heard that, i hope it works for some at least.

There have already been news reports estimating domestic violence incidents are up by 30% in several European countries

This is a good summary of why it's important to focus on women and domestic violence:

www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/what-is-domestic-abuse/domestic-abuse-is-a-gendered-crime/

Women not only make up the majority of victims, but experience worse and more repeated abuse (including sexual abuse).

Already started all over the world

www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/28/lockdowns-world-rise-domestic-violence

And in the UK

www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/26/warning-over-rise-in-uk-domestic-abuse-cases-linked-to-coronavirus

It's not a surprise that DV is on the increase. I'm absolutely sick of the "what about the men" comments. I would never go on a male DV charity and ask about women so I don't see the need for others to do it.

This article is really good for any of those asking about the men:

victimfocus.wordpress.com/2018/01/03/stop-asking-me-what-about-men/

"I would never go on a male DV charity and ask about women so I don't see the need for others to do it."

But this isn't a charity, nor is it only for women. HTH

I'm still wondering what a 'gendered partner' is. It sounds very modern and important.

We expect there to be a rise in domestic abuse and child abuse during these time. Families all closely confined together will cause issues.

I hope some women will be more proactive in leaving once this is over.

Very sad :(

35 posts in and the thread has almost completely been derailed. Let's get back to the topic at hand. The effect on women.

Please start another thread to talk about the effects on men. Otherwise it just looks like you want to derail this topic.

It's horrible. Women and children will be disproportionately affected by the Coronavirus and domestic abuse is one area where this will show up.

Male violence is real. Male violence to women and children and other men counts for about 98% of violent crime.

Don't NAMALT me. I know NAMALT.

Can we please ignore the sexist posters who won't allow discussion over women DV? I have reported them.

@dejavuAgain
The thread title specifically references women. It's very odd that some posters are so adamant that a discussion regarding the abuse of women on a forum dominated by women must constantly make reference to male victims of abuse too. If you're concerned about how the lockdown is affecting men then start another thread rather than hijacking this one.

YANBU, I'm so glad my friend managed to throw her abusive husband out just before all this happened. Even with his downtime at the pub/his hobbies the violence was getting worse each week and he had just started to turn towards her DS when she threw him out. It chills me to think of what he would be capable of if they were trapped in thier flat together

I'm not going to lie, it stings a bit seeing police using drones follow dog walkers in remote areas and all these other things the police are doing right now, when they couldn't send a single officer out to her when her ex tried to get back into the flat when she was alone with her baby and threatening her.

The abuse is of course the worst immediate outcome. There's also a significant risk for pregnant women and new mothers - not necessarily from the virus (fortunately there's not strong evidence of harm at this point), but because they receive less care with all going on in hospitals and from avoiding checkups for fear of putting pressure on the system or of catching the virus.

In the longer term, I also think there are going to be knock on effects for women - after all, it is far more often the woman, in a lower paid and more flexible job, doing the home schooling vs focussing on their job, who is cleaning the house if the couple previously had a cleaner, who is caring for the ill at home.

This article is on point and interesting: www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/608302/

I think the impact on pregnant women and girls in particular is very serious and concerning. There are very few ante-natal services operating in my region, which means no support for women and girls who already live in abusive situations.