I strongly agree with Elaine here. As a facilitator for teaching volunteers the fundamentals of counselling assaulted women and children, I have over the years move from the focus of 1 in 3 women will be assaulted ( This is the stats in Canada) to examining the percentage of men who are committing the crime. If one in three women are being assaulted then the question is it 1 in 3 men that will engage in some form of violence against women at sometime in his life, Keeping in mind that violence operates on a continuum and includes sexual harassment, verbal assault, etc.
Many many women that I have worked with are able to stop the cycle by not engaging with men who are potential abusers. The focus of our work with survivors of male violence must incorporate how to recognize early signs/behaviors of potential abusers and how to empower themselves to refuse engaging such men. This is not an easy feat as societal responsibility of the feminization of poverty plays a major role in a woman's decision to enter into a risky relationship with a male!!! We have miles to go before we sleep! Nancy Simms Rubena Willis Counselling Centre for Assaulted Women and Children e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***End-violence is sponsored by UNIFEM and receives generous support from ICAP*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe end-violence OR type: unsubscribe end-violence Archives of previous End-violence messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/
