The common tale is that women are never violent; it’s always men. The reality is that women are very often violent to their kids and partners, but it’s rarely reported and there are seldom any consequences. In my own life, my mom attempted to stab me with a butcher knife. An ex threw blue glass dinner plates at me as hard as she could. I did not retaliate in any way as I knew I’d be the one who went to prison if I did while nothing would happen to her.
Because men are “the violent ones,” women rarely face any repercussions for their physical outbursts and abuse. They get away with it almost always. And I do not think that should be.