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By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

It is uninformed attitudes like the ones discussed in my previous divorce article that have pigeonholed domestic violence as a women's issue only and ignores mens rights.

Research shows women in their 20s and 30s are statistically more likely to commit violence against men than their mothers did.

One of the reasons for this demographical age difference is that younger women have learned from their mothers, teachers, other mentors and role models that men are the abusers and women are (always) the victims. 

They have also been taught that men can cause physical injury and – absent a weapon – women can't because they are physically smaller and weaker. Cultural norms are more tolerant of assaults by women on their partners.

But, how many shelters for battered men have you heard about or seen? Most would say none.

The Florida State University Law Review had this to say about women and domestic violence:

Matt Allen, editor of DadsDivorce.com, speaks with Kenneth Pangborn about helping those who have been wrongly accused in domestic cases.

He is the founder of The A-Team, a group made up of trial consultants, lawyers, psychologists, doctors and investigators that help those wrongly accused of child abuse, domestic violence and marital rape, among other crimes.