Woman Abuse

Forms of Woman Abuse

Woman abuse is the intentional and systematic use of tactics to establish and maintain power and control in a relationship. Tactics may include:

Physical Abuse

• Such as hitting, slapping, punching, choking or any other action that might cause, or threaten to cause, harm or injury to your body.

• forcing you to have sexual relations against your consent, and/or any unwanted sexual touching or advances, threats to end the relationship if you do not engage in sexual acts.

• name calling, threats to take away your children, threats to commit suicide, humiliating or criticizing you in public, not allowing you to see your friends, family members and/or neighbors.

• controlling all the money or finances, not allowing you to work outside of the home.

Environmental Abuse

• breaking possessions, harming pets, restricting entry into our out of the house

Religious / Spiritual Abuse

• not allowing you to participate in spiritual or religious practices, or using those beliefs to control or punish you.

Stalking (criminal harassment)

• following you, persistent and/or threatening phone-calls or e-mails.