How civilised is a society where a woman is killed by a man every three days?

A woman has been killed by a man once every three days in the UK over recent years. The Guardian newspaper has been reporting the deaths that have occurred over the past 12 months, which total 80. These are extraordinary and shaming figures. Can this country seriously describe itself as in any way civilised, as long as this level of abuse goes on? Domestic abuse rose significantly over the period of the COVID pandemic. It has been the case that such abuse also goes up at time of failure in major sporting events, such as football tournaments. Again, civilised? The problems of such abuse, very much lie with the male, who it seems, in some cases, has not progressed far beyond the cave man stage. Too many males seek to replace their mother with partners. Someone to run around, taking care of their every need - a servant. If the partner fails in this role retribution of varying types results. A lot of men still seem to regard marriage as some sort of property deal. They are not just getting a wife but a possession. Things are not as bad as they used to be. When the male was the sole breadwinner in most households, the females were far more powerless. There was a strict division of labour, males did not cook, do housework and in some cases even have much to do with the children. That was women's work. The abuse went on behind closed doors but was less acknowledged than today. Fortunately, there is now greater equality between the sexes. Female and male can get out of relationships that aren't working. More and more single parents do heroic work in bringing up children. Yet, still there is a long way to go. Women remain poorer paid than men in the workplace and the parent role is more likely to fall to the woman in the event of relationship break up. The struggle for equality needs to step up a gear. The pay gap must close. The parent responsible for bringing up the children should get a living wage for doing so. This work must be recognised. There is childcare benefit but this is limited - more so over recent years. There also needs to be more funding for refuges and other support mechanisms for those seeking to get out of abusive relationships. Leaving an abusive relationship needs support from many areas. Finally, males need to grow up and take responsibility. Stop behaving like adolescents. Relationships need to become partnerships of equals not the subjugation of one to the immature other. Things have improved but as the Guardian figures and rising levels of domestic abuse show there is still a long way to go.