Children and women are not property- Men are abused too

Violence takes so many forms.  Every child should be provided with love and strong positive attachments to grow up healthy.  Therapists are obligated by law to report child abuse.  There are long over do laws referred to as stalking laws that now provide women with more safety.  In the past, nothing could have been done until an attack actually occurred.  Those days are gone.  Women and children however are not always the victims or survivors.  Men too are abused and stalked.  We still live in a society where men do not always feel comfortable seeking help for abuse, for fear of redicule.  For men there is a stereotype present that he should be "the man."  How much of that bravado is culture?  I have a simple belief system, primary, do no harm.  This extends to animals as well.  What do you think?