There was an ask about heart disease and cancer being the biggest causes of death against women but it wouldn’t let me reply, so here goes:

Natural or self inflicted causes of death should not be used to deflect the prevalence of male on female violence as proof of misogyny and patriarchy within society.

Also, if you want to talk about causes of heart disease - stress increases the risk of heart disease, and 23% of Australian women who had ever been married or in a de-facto relationship, experienced violence by a male partner at some time during the relationship - don’t you think there could even be a linkage between the prevalence of abuse against women (above statistic is just DOMESTIC violence between married or partnered women, not including rape!) and the fact that our hearts are diseased?

- Ash