The simple truth is, a woman can do anything a man can. There’s no doubt that a woman is no less capable of running a Fortune 500 company, of leading a nation; innovating, breaking records, or reshaping the world for the better. I’ve seen women do it. I’ve witnessed the wondrous power of womanhood; as visionaries, as pioneers, CEO’s and commanders-in-chief. The world is forever changed, in incalculable ways, by countless many, and we are all the better for it. I am not alone in feeling this way. But why do so many limit women’s capacity when it cuts the other way? Why do so many deny women the full gamut of human behaviour… Are women, like men, not capable of abuse? Are they not capable of violence, coercion, and malevolence? Why do so many recognise a woman’s autonomy, but only when she does the things we like and admire? As iconic feminist Margaret Atwood once said – ‘My fundamental position is that women are human beings, with the full range of saintly and demonic behaviours this entails, including criminal ones. They’re not angels, incapable of wrongdoing.’ And she’s right. So let’s take a look at the other half of women’s autonomy. The ugly side, that nobody wants to acknowledge. So, to the men who were abused by their female partner, what was the final straw/

2024-06-26