Why do men believe they have the right?
To space in womens' shelters?
Women built them, slowly gathering individual, then local, then privatized funds support. Contrary to belief, few receive tax dollars.
They receive donations and grants. They pushed for local support, proving that each shelter would not be a community or neighborhood problem.
They are private, guarded and create no trouble because of the secrecy of their locations.
One could be on your block and you'd not know.
After all this work for 50 years, why should men have free access?
Why can't they do the work to understand battered mens' needs and build what's needed?
Atheism definitely has the right take on this.
These shelters were bought and renovated with private monies, from women and agencies supported by women.
All I see here are men trying to claim what has never belonged to them.
Not one has put forth an idea for building for themselves - only taking what women have created through hard work.
Princess Blaise- excellent points In my opinion, all these false stats about men being abused and raped by women are to deflect the reality in which women live and to keep men from both accepting and dealing with the violence men perpetrate upon women.
Filthy - being a woman is not a race...and since when did men choose to help everybody? That's ridiculous.
Sarah Leo - women are not required to pay. That's why it's so expensive to run. Women rest, recover, create a life plan and are moved to safe neighborhoods where they cannot be found and hurt. Often in other states. The laws regarding children are followed in each state, so no woman is a felon..
TBBrit - You obviously don't understand the safety needs of battered women - it's not about what you want or are comfortable with. It's about what THEY need to recover and move on in life.