Nearly ALL violence in this country is committed by men - acting out mainstream norms of masculinity. A lot of that violence is perpetrated against other men, but plenty of it is reserved for women.

Here’s what it’s like to be a woman in America.

Every day, domestic violence centers get over 20,000 calls.

Every day, 9,600 women are assaulted or beaten. Every 9 seconds.

Every day, 600 women are raped. A rape every two minutes.

Every day 3 women are murdered by their partner or ex-partner.

Pretending it's misandry to talk about that is being an enabler.

Men’s violence against women is a pervasive social phenomenon with deep roots in existing personal, social, and institutional arrangements. In order for people to understand and ultimately work together to prevent it, it is first necessary for them to engage in a great deal of personal and collective introspection. This introspection can be especially threatening to men, because as perpetrators and bystanders, they are responsible for the bulk of the problem.

Introspection can also be unsettling for women. Gender violence is a painful subject they would rather not think about. Even after #MeToo, some are pessimistic about the possibility for meaningful change in men’s behavior. Others don’t want to draw larger conclusions from what happens to individual women because, deep down, they do not want to think it could happen to them. In addition, many women worry that a close examination of men’s attitudes and behaviors toward women might shine unfavorable light on men they love and care about.

Katz, Jackson. The Macho Paradox (pp. 24-25). Sourcebooks. Kindle Edition.