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Cameron Shelley

HistoryMale domestic violence has been around forever in history. However it has only been highlighted recently in history. This could be because it was seen as males were the boss of the house for example sayings like “Man of the house”. Male domestic violence awareness week is on the first week of March. Women’s domestic violence has dramatically changed throughout the years for example before 1870 when a woman married her property automatically became her husband’s. However, in 1870 they passed the Married Women’s Property Act which meant any money or land she earned or inherited while married stayed hers. Furthermore, in 1956 there was a act passed called the Sexual Offences Act which was the first time the rape was defined under specific criteria. In 1961 the contraceptive pill was made available on the NHS regardless of martial status or husband’s permission. One important development in domestic violence was the first safe house in 1971. However this safe house was only for Women or children fleeing domestic abuse not men.

Organisations Men’s advice line is my first organization. They are a company which help men who are suffering from domestic violence. On their website they say they are a confidential helpline for any man experiencing domestic violence or abuse. Man Kind Initiative is a website that helps men escape from domestic abuse. They have a confidential help line which helps men in the UK with domestic abuse.Another organisation for domestic violence is refuge. However this is only for women and children who and fleeing from domestic violence. Refugee has a 24 hour free phone helpline for women and children and works in partnership with Women’s Aid.This brings me onto my next organisation Women’s Aid. Which also have a 24 hour help line. They also have a donation section and fundraising section where you can help donate money to the charity. All the donations go 100% to Women’s Aid.

Articles• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/11544371/General-Election-How-to-vote-to-end-domestic-violenc

e-in-Britain.html

Title: Domestic violence is on the political agenda like never beforeAuthor: Polly Neate, Chief executive of Women's AidDate: 17th April 2015This article is about how domestic violence is a hot topic and what political parties say about domestic violence in their manifestos. They discuss 4 different parties and what they have about domestic violence. The conservative party promised to priorities tackling violence against women and girls. Also they promise to work with local authorities. The NHS and Police and Crime Commissioners to ensure secure future for refuges, rape crisis centres, specialist FGM and forced marriage units. However the Labour party promise to publish a “violence against Women and Girls Bill”. Also strengthen the law and introduce compulsory age-appropriate sex and relationships education. I found this article useful because it was quite relevant as it was published this year and it had good information and facts about domestic violence.

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10752232/Our-attitude-to-violence-against-men-is-out-of-date.htmlTitle: Our attitude to violence against men is out of dateAuthor: N Quentin WoolfDate: 9th Apr 2014This article is about how attitudes to violence against men is out of date. This article mainly talks about how Men commit more domestic violence cases however they are still victims. Some statistics that they use are around 85-90% of convicted murders are men. This documentary is useful because it provided facts about domestic violence which helped me decide what I wanted to include in my documentary as it showed me the real statistics of domestic violence.

Articleshttp://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/11/25/uk-new-campaign-launched-against-domestic-violence-for-gay-bi-and-straight-men/Title: New campaign launched against domestic violence for gay, bi and straight menAuthor: Scott RobertsDate: 25th November 2013This article is about domestic violence in same sex male relationships. The include some facts and figures like

gay and bisexual men are twice as likely as straight men to suffer partner abuse. They also talk about how Swindon are trying to “take the mask of domestic violence”.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/male-domestic-violence-victim-i-never-imagined-something-like-this-would-happen-to-me-10105586.htmlThis documentary is about a case of male domestic violence. The man they were interviewing in this articles is

called Ken Gregory he was 65 years old and suffered first and second degree burns to 14 per cent of his body after his ex-wife tipped a kettle of boiling water over his head and back.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2518434/Why-MEN-victims-domestic-violence-Its-Britains-remaining-taboos-abuse-men-home-rise.htmlTitle: Why are so many MEN becoming victims of domestic violence? It's one of Britain's last remaining taboos, but abuse against men in the home is on the riseAuthor: Antonia HoyleDate: 4th of December 2013This documentary is about Edward Miller and his partner Michelle Mills. Edward was scratched, punched and screamed at until one morning Michelle, brandishing a kitchen knife, stabbed him to death in the living room of their cottage. The article also has 2 other personal stories of male domestic violence.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11666990/Domestic-abuse-and-violence-is-not-gender-neutral.-Wake-up-Britain.html

Title: Domestic abuse could not be further from gender neutral. Wake up BritainAuthor: Polly NeateDate: 11th June 2015This documentary is talking about how domestic violence is a lot worse for women than it is for man. It gives

lots of statistics like violence against women by intimate partners has risen by 70 per cent and violence against women by acquaintances by 100 per cent.

Facts and statistics• 40% of domestic violence victims are

male.

• Gay and bisexual men are twice as likely as straight men to suffer partner abuse.

• Men make up over two-thirds of murder victims, 68%.

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