The impact of Domestic Violence in the sphere of total violence against Women can be understood through the example that 40-70% of murders of women are committed by their Husband or boyfriend studies have shown that violence is not always perpetrated as a from of Physical violence but can also be psychological and verbal In unmarried relationships this is commonly called dating violence, whereas in the context of Marriage it is called domestic violence, Women are more likely to be victimized by someone that they are intimate with commonly called Intimate partner Violence or (IPVJ). Instances of IPV tend not to be reported to Police and thus many experts believe that the true magnitude of the problem is hard to estimate Though this form of violence is often portrayed as an issue within the context of heterosexual relationships it also occurs in Lesbian relationships daughter Mother relationships roommate relationships and other domestic Relationship involving two women Violence against women in lesbian relationships is about as common as violence against women in heterosexual relationship.
