Economic dependence is another reason women can’t get out
Women and children are the easiest targets and as the economic and social pressures are growing, they are the most vulnerable. I guess it’s a global phenomenon. Bad times.
A casual read-through of last week’s papers reveals the following
1. Man burns wife
2. Woman shot dead for honor killing
3. Daughter was killed for crying too loudly.
We are faced with a broader malaise. Not one that can be easily explained away by attributing it to the judgment of women alone. This has become a social problem and isn’t by any means an isolated incident.
Many are stuck because of this issue. That’s why it’s really important to educate daughters and encourage them to have their own career interests. No one should be in an abusive marriage because of financial constraints. Most are because of that reason.
Second is no family support
We as a society need to create safe spaces for women to exit such relationships. Here people will start blaming the woman for a divorce or cast aspersions on her character and create such a hostile environment that the abuse victim starts wondering what is worse for her: to stay in an abusive relationship or to face social abuse for exiting it. Hate what the media is doing as it’s one of their own this time. Playing up doubts about the marriage and casting aspersions on the poor girl’s character etc. Anyone who brings in the victim’s character or in any way tries to blame the victim for what her murderer did, should burn in the depths of hell. I have zero tolerance for that kind of nonsense.
