Ipak, mnoge žene još uvijek imaju pasivan stav, smatrajući tuče i maltretiranja nešto što supruga mora trpjeti, te u nekim slučajevima takve stavove prenose na svoju djecu.
Nevertheless, many women still take a passive attitude, regarding beatings or harassment as something a wife must accept, and in some cases transmitting such attitudes along to their children.