Why 95% domestic violence cases don’t get reported?

Even today domestic violence is an epedemic that runs deep into our society. Even today women are being beaten up at homes. This happens even in the most developed metros in India. But according to official records, cases of domestic violence are on the decline.

This is because women don’t report domestic violence. But why don’t they report? It is because they consider themselves as the weaker gender which is on the perils of the opposite gender ie their husbands. As in most families male is the sole earning member. So filing a case against sole earning member means kicking away their own livelihood. Most women don’t think of themselves as worthy enough to earn a living for their children and their ownselves.

This is the main reason why women are still being subjected to domestic violence. Another reason I can think of is women are less educated in comparison to men. This problem is very pronounced in rural areas. More than half the girls don’t go to school. How do we expect them to have a self esteem to protect their rights? Forget self esteem, most rural women don’t even know how they should be treated.

Domestic violence needs to stop and only way it can happen is be empowering women with good education.

Strong men can build buildings but strong women can build a nation.

-ChoubeySahab