83 www.rnca.ca continued Myths and Facts aboutViolence AgainstWomen Myths: Violence against women is rare. Facts: Violence toward women is extremely common, with half of Canadian women having survived at least one incident of physical or sexual violence throughout their lifetime. Myths: The problem is not really violence against “women.” Women are just as violent as men. Facts: In about 90% of domestic assaults, the man is the perpetrator. Myths: Domestic violence only occurs in low income, poorly educated, minority or dysfunctional families. Facts: Violence occurs in all socioeconomic classes and in all types of families. Myths: Domestic violence is usually an isolated incident. Facts: Violence is a pattern of behaviour that exists in some relationships and gets worse and more frequent over time. Myths: When there is violence happening in the family, all members of the family are participating in the dynamic, and therefore everyone must change their behaviour for the violence to stop. Facts: Only the perpetrator has the ability to stop the violence. While many victims attempt to change their behaviour in hopes of stopping the violence, the perpetrator must be the one to change. Designed by Freepik
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