| Physical women abuse is defined as having | | | | feotus.Those women who are sufferring women |
| been hit, slapped, kicked, or otherwise | | | | abuse should be encouraged to disclose their |
| physically hurt by a male partner or | | | | circumstances to other women friends in order |
| ex-partner. Women abuse is happening daily, | | | | to share this painful ordeals and to the |
| without respect to the womans age, racial | | | | government personnel who offer protection, |
| orientation, ethnic grouping, socio-economic | | | | sympathy and support. Have you ever |
| status, marital status, religion, or | | | | wondered what happens to women who have had |
| sexuality. However, its the young women | | | | to separate from their abusive partners or |
| within the age bracket of 18-25 that are | | | | spouses? The first 3-4 months following |
| often at greatest risk of abuse by men, who | | | | separation have been proved to be the most |
| in most cases feel intimidated by the power | | | | dangerous time for a woman who has just left |
| of the woman. | | | | an abusive relationship.After women abuse, |
| | | | these women suffer from the same kind |
| It would be imperative to note that, at this | | | | depression symptoms as their counterparts who |
| moment in time women abuse is not a health | | | | choose to stick to an abusive marriage or |
| issue, yet it is increasingly growing into a | | | | relationship. Some women also experience |
| public health and social concern. Its would | | | | Sexual abuse by their ex-partner making them |
| be sad to note that over 25 out of 100 of | | | | feel afraid and or unsafe and rejected by |
| women in Canadian experience woman abuse by | | | | society. |
| their present or past marriage partners since | | | | |
| the time they reach a point when they can | | | | Its no brainer to appreciate the fact that no |
| enter into a relationship. Anyone who has | | | | woman ever deserves to be beaten or assulted. |
| been faced with woman abuse ends up with a | | | | Women abuse is usually triggered by a wide |
| combination of negative physical, emotional, | | | | range of incidents that trigger violence. For |
| and psychological health problems which can | | | | example: "I fried his sausages the wrong |
| only be solved by a medical doctor. | | | | way." "I didn't turn down the radio enough," |
| | | | or I went out with friends without his |
| It would be sad to note that its during | | | | knowledge." In order to avoid responsibility |
| pregnancy that many women in canada are faced | | | | for their actions, Abusive men often claim |
| with women abuse. Those women who are | | | | their partner provoked them to commit these |
| pregnant are more vulnerabile to violence and | | | | beastly inhumane crimes. The true source of |
| women abuse. More and more women in Canada | | | | violence is the abusive men's desire for |
| are being abused during pregnancy, and in | | | | power and control over his partner. It would |
| most cases when their pregnancy begins. This | | | | be important to note that In Canada, certain |
| abuse consequently leads to maternal | | | | categories of abuse, such as physical abuse, |
| psychological stress which is associated with | | | | sexual abuse and criminal harassment |
| depression, and stress. This will definately | | | | (stalking) are crimes under the Criminal Code |
| have a direct or indirect effects on the | | | | of Canada. |