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Wow.

Instead of looking at the obvious power and control issues of who actually controlled the relationship, we are presented with an amazing generalization.

EDMONTON -- Husbands and boyfriends are abused by their partners far more often than most Canadians realize, yet there is virtually no support for battered men, attendees of a two-day conference heard.

"All we hear about is violence against women and children," said Grant Brown, an Edmonton lawyer who helped organize the conference for the Gender Issues Education Foundation.

"They just ignore the fact that men are just as likely to be victims of domestic violence ... They just refuse to address the issue."

While women are more often victims than men, Donald Dutton, a forensic psychologist at the University of B.C., said the number of men is not as small as many believe. He said his research indicates 4.2% of abused women and 2.6% of abused men report "repeated, severe battering."