@persistentwoman
The levels of disrespect for women are off the scale. I suppose when so many government and other organisations feel empowered to remove the language and rights of women, we shouldn't be surprised that so many men feel confident that they won't be challenged when abusing, assaulting and harming women.
It was quite interesting recently that somebody on Twitter gave an account of when she intervened to stop a man assaulting his girlfriend on the Tube. Another man intervened when she (the intervener) was sent flying - it seemed he hadn't got involved before because of the usual complexities and uncertainties involved in a 'domestic' even on a Tube. It was more acceptable to take action when the violence spread out to another party.
I struggle with this. I tend to intervene indirectly by asking out of the blue questions - I know that I've sometimes been told not to get involved or seem to address issues directly because it will be worse for the woman later and she may well feel the need to support her abuser in public.
But - it's not enough to recognise this as a 'wicked' problem.