Misogyny and domestic abuse are long-standing wounds in our society, absorbed by children in the silence of living rooms, behind closed doors, and now, through social media. The digital world doesn't create this harm, it amplifies it.
According to the Office for National Statistics, one woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK. Charity Refuge reports that two women are murdered each week by a partner or ex-partner. Domestic abuse accounts for one in six crimes reported to police in England and Wales. These aren't just statistics. They represent lives shattered, families broken, and young people left to grow up in homes where love is confused with fear and power means pain.
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