30 April

One of the early pandemic arguments was that ‘lockdowns’ would cause an increase in domestic violence. Because women would be locked up with their abusing parters. It turns out the reverse was true. Domestic violence decreased. Having sponsored time at home together brought a lot of families closer together. Also further confirmation that it’s not gender that is the main cause of domestic violence. It’s economics. Lockdowns in reality were societies redirecting their common-wealth back to ordinary people, for the first time in more than 50 years. It’s why economic politicians were desperate to end them. https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-unexpected-drop-in-intimate-partner-violence