For these reasons, women with a higher status than their husbands are more vulnerable to violence

Some men use violence as a means of expressing their feelings of dissatisfaction with themselves, due to the prestigious position their wives occupy in society, with the lack of confidence of these men immersed in male culture, which makes them resort to violence.

It is a preliminary conclusion reached by an extensive study conducted by the Spanish University of Pompeo Fabra, which reflects - according to its main researcher Jorge Rodriguez Menes, a professor of political and social sciences - a paradox in terms of the prevailing theories, finding that women who enjoy a more prominent position than their husbands suffer violence Sex-based discrimination.

The restoration of the male domination system
In a report published by the Spanish newspaper "La Lavanguardia", Cristina Sen quoted Minis as saying that "they want to restore the male domination system" in a society whose principles have undergone changes that not everyone can accept.

The professor of political and social science pointed out that the research result is based on understanding and modifying the causes of the widespread phenomenon of violence in societies where equality is considered more advanced.

Research is ongoing in many areas, but - as noted by Pompeo Fabra University - the first time that "criminal history and victims can be studied is a group of wives" who have experienced gender-based violence. The effect of age, educational level, employment status, and whether or not these were indigenous were analyzed.

Mixed couples
As for the last element, the study confirms that the binaries in which the husband is an immigrant and the wife is an indigenous, increases the possibility of the wife being assaulted by the husband four times, compared to the two in which the woman is an immigrant and the husband is indigenous.

In the analysis of mixed husbands, it is indicated that in the case where the wife is an immigrant, the cases of her exploitation in household chores multiply, while the risk of physical assaults increases if the wife is indigenous or has a higher educational level than her partner.

In fact, violence is an essential tool that some men use to correct an imbalance, especially when they are able to use it.

Half of young couples have a similar educational level
There is a contradiction between the concept of gender-based violence, as is evident from the prevailing theory, which predicts greater risks in economic and social dependence on women.

If we adopt the educational level, we find that 51% of young couples (average age between 16 and 34 years) have a similar level of education, 31% of women have a higher level of education than their husbands, and 18% of men have a higher level of education.

The lowest rate of violence for equal couples
The risk of a woman being exposed to violence increases when a man is under threat because of the position of his wife, who he believes is his right, and this was also shown in a study by researchers Cesar Alonso and Raquel Carrasco of Carlos III University in Madrid, published in 2018, in analyzing the impact of work on husbands, note The researchers reported that the lowest rate of gender-based violence was among equal husbands, that is, both employed.

In the event that the husband is unemployed
The researchers indicated that if the husband is unemployed, the risk of violence may increase when he asks about his traditional role as head of the family. Although a woman’s job can reduce the risk of violence when her partner is also employed, this theory can change if the partner is not.

Jorge Rodriguez Menes believes that the results shown by the research conducted by the University of Pompeo Fabra are consistent with the context of the change in the path of the struggle for gender equality, and the reaction of men with traditional thinking indicates their attempt to combat this change.