Violence against women can take many forms; but how does it start? These are the different levels of violence that may lead to the severest outcomes.

• “Such a strong boy!” vs ”Such a pretty girl!”
• “You´re gonna grow up to be strong like your father”
• Boy playing with a doll is not ok
• Boys play war games and fight - girls play nurturing games
• Men are too tough to see a counselor
• “Men are supposed to be strong and able to take on any feat without blinking.”
• “Men are more ‘action’ oriented”
• “Men Don’t Like To Talk About Their Feelings”
• Thinking being sensitive makes him worse
• “Guys and girls can´t be friends”
• Feel more manly when they fight
• Pressured to be like everyone else to be accepted
• Gets intro trouble to feel more accepted between men
• Doesn´t cope with fears and difficulties
• Doesn´t accept, recognize his weaknesses comfortably
• “You throw like a girl!” used to offend
• Boy playing with girls is ridiculed
• Thinking of women as preys
• Having a moral double standard versus women
• Feels more secure when controlling another
• Feels threatened by women´s power thinks he needs to control women
• Impunity
• Mistakes fear with respect
• Feels threatened by the rest of his partner´s life and success
• Socially she is blamed
• Gender based violence is socially seen as a private matter
• Never showing vulnerability
• Insecurity
• Try to fit in through fitting the stereotype
• Thinking women wear short skirts for men´s attention
• No responsibility in their relations
• Manipulating women
• Blaming women when they suffer discrimination and violence
• Sees women´s freedom as a threat
• Thinks a man has right to rule over a woman´s education and profession
• Thinks a man has right to rule over a woman´s body and health
• Thinks a woman´s life can be decided by a male guardian
• Thinks a woman´s behavior determines a family´s honor
• Thinks a woman depends on a male guardian
• Discriminatory religious belief is more important than gender equality.
• Doesn´t speak up to other men that disrespect women
• Objectify women
• Think it´s romantic to be jealous
• Mistake love with possession
• Not putting himself in a woman´s position
• Repressing and not recognizing feelings
• Laughing at a woman when she gets angry saying she is cute
• Patronizing
• Thinking only about yourself during sex
• Makes sexualized comments on a woman´s body
• Wants to be feared to feel more manly and powerful
• Online abuse
• Online stalking
• Sms stalking
• Trying to control your partner´s life in every aspect
• Jealousy of social context of partner
• Undermining a women´s opinion just because she s a woman
• Always interrupting your partner
• Not giving credit to your partner´s ideas
• Not speaking up when a friend is violent and discriminatory towards a woman
• Think women need to be dominated
• Think women like to be dominated
• Blames partner for what he does
• Catcalls
• Disrespects women in order to connect with other men
• Street Harassment
• Thinking he is the one that has to appear in control of the relationship
• Becoming insecure when he doesn´t get all of her attention
• Valuing your time and work over hers
• Expecting her to be the one sacrificing her dreams
• Using alcohol as an excuse for disrespecting her
• Comparing her to other women in order to make her feel worse about herself
• Bashing her plans for the future
• Making her look bad in public
• Using private things she shared with you in confidence to get back at her
• Bashing her achievements
• Pinching a woman´s ass
• Stalking
• Other verbal abuse
• Insulting
• Going to prostitutes
• Psychological abuse
• Pressure her to be submissive and compliant
• Telling her what she thinks / says is not important
• Raising your hand
• Telling her she is the one forcing you to beat her
• Blaming her for your violent attitudes
• Feeding on her insecurities to feel more secure
• Accusing her of dressing provocatively with no reason
• Grabbing her with violence to scare her
• Expect her to obey
• Pushing her
• Talking aggressively to her
• Pulling her hair
• Throwing things at her in an argument
• Considering she is yours
• Intimidating her as a mean of manipulation
• Not accepting No for an answer
• Trying to get a woman drunk/drugged to get her to bed
• Coercing into sex
• Revenge porn
• Thinking NO means YES
• Considering women as expendable
• Legitimizing male violence
• Calling women whore, slut, etc.
• Use violence as a way to have power over others
• Use menace as a way to control his partner
• Beating
• Raping
• Torturing
• Acid burning
• Gang raping
• Killing
• Sex trafficking
• Prostitution
• Acid burning
• Kidnapping
• Honor Killing
• Stoning
• Female genital mutilation/cutting