Women's Violence Toward Men Is a Serious Social Problem

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Marital Satisfaction and Marital Discord as Risk Markers for Intimate Partner Violence: A Meta-analytic Review (2008, unknown): “Since previous research has found that hitting by women is more tolerated, or acceptable, than is hitting by men (Beyers et al. 2000; Hannon et al. 2000; Simon et al. 2001; Sorenson and Taylor 2005; Straus 2005), men may feel more shame as a result of hitting their partners than do women.”
Risk Factors for Physical Violence Between Dating Partners: Implications for Gender-Inclusive Prevention and Treatment of Family Violence (2006, methodology): “The CTS has been used in over 300 studies of both married and dating partners in the past 25 years and there is extensive evidence of reliability and validity (Archer, 1999; Straus, 1990a, 2005b; Straus & Ramirez, 2006 In press).”
Gender symmetry and mutuality in perpetration of clinical-level partner violence: Empirical evidence and implications for prevention and treatment (2011, background): “Eight studies providing data on who hit first have found that women initiate from 30 to 73% (median=45%) of violent incidents, for example (DeKeseredy, Saunders, Schwartz, & Shahid, 1997; Saunders, 1986; Straus, 2005).”