Hooray, finally.

But then how do we deal with the concrete thinkers?

So now, not only can women who commit planned, calculated murder, carried out in completely cold blood, & be found not guilty of murder, they are now found incapable of committing domestic violence.

Not only this, but they have a family court who almost automatically splits all family wealth 100/0 in her favour any time she decides to wander off.

Girls, please stop winging that modern men are shy of commitment.

What the hell else would you expect?

Jennifer thank you.

You do realise that by pointing out what some desperately don't want pointed out that you are clearly anti female, supporting or diminishing male violence and whatever other labels some might want to use to dismiss the valid points you make.

You might also note the themes around the push to change child custody laws based on accusations of abuse or DV and how comepletely unwilling those supporting those changes are to accept the possibility that DV or child abuse are not heavily gendered. It's a genderised campaign based on the false assumptions you have addressed. Just one of the likely vile spin offs from sexist dogma.

R0bert

>> We urgently need a far more holistic approach to the problems of domestic, intimate partner and family violence, one that demands policy makers incorporate alternative frameworks of perception, of which there are several, into the official definitions and understanding of DV on which policy is based.

Domestic violence is problem that dearly costs our society both financially, and in terms of extensive physical, psychological and emotional damage, often life-long, to the women, men and children who are its victims. <<

Agree completely. However watch the usual complainants dismiss any male violence and blame all women.

I am sure the thousands of women and children sleeping on the streets tonight because of domestic violence will be thanking you for your continued need to vilify them as perpetrators. It is an obssession for you Jennifer and you are not looking at the bigger picture. Really sad that you would try to undermine the good work being done in this area. Work that doesn't deny women are capable of abuse and violence.
Cases of women killing and harming children are held up in the media every day. You really are missing what is going on in our culture if you think women should continually shoulder responsibility for domestic violence. It has always been their fault anyway because they didn't protect their children, they shouldn't have put the children in that situation, even if they are the victims. You are making a complex issue into one that you can't see is driven by your own wounds. I say kindly that you might want to check your own blind spots rather than those you are trying to blame on others.

Also, the author failed to address the fact that bullying women are more likely to use psychological bullying, whereas bullying men tend to use physical violence.

This is why the medical profession only picks up the physical results of DV and not the psychological.

Finally, article fails to acknowledge that the vast majority of men and women manage to raise their children amicably and well.

As for DV being a gender-hate crime - not in all cases, but definitely applies in some - men hating women and vice versa.