Description

Violence against women is often treated as sudden, individual and unavoidable. The evidence tells a different story.

The Roots of Violence examines how everyday disrespect towards women forms the foundation for coercive control, abuse and violence. Drawing on verified academic research, government data and prevention frameworks from Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, this book traces the pathway from subtle gendered disrespect to entrenched patterns of harm.

Rather than focusing solely on extreme incidents, this book explores the beliefs, behaviours and cultural permissions that precede violence. It examines how entitlement is learned, how institutions reinforce power imbalance, how public figures shape social norms, and how digital environments accelerate hostility.

For leaders, educators, policy makers, and anyone working to understand or prevent violence against women, this is an evidence-based, clear-eyed account of why violence persists — and what it actually takes to change it.