There’s something telling in that women don’t see a number, generally, as their goal. Women tend to have a far more “complete” view of human experience which doesn’t let them sacrifice unduly for a few thousand more a year.

He’d almost certainly have been refused bail if he’d kidnapped a stranger. Judges (and police, and prosecutors, and juries, and the general public) tend to see domestic violence as totally different, and much less severe, than “regular” violence, because it’s only directed at a woman the abuser is entitled to, and the…

Women say practical things like “but we have stalls in and I don’t care what goes on in the next one, as long as they don’t pee on the seat.”