The solution is simple: ban old-fashioned attitudes towards male dominance and make it easier and more convenient for women to separate from their partner by offering them better support. This would go a long way to improving the domestic abuse problem in NZ.

No women in the 21st century should feel compelled to stay with an abusive partner. In the past, when women were downtrodden and divorce was extremely hard to obtain, such abuse had to be tolerated by women as there was no viable way out for them. In this day and age, domestic abuse is not tolerated by most Western countries, as attitudes towards women and relationships have changed. Surely NZ has to change with the times?


Tottefan.