Question

The idea of gender-based violence, while certainly a reality, may also help perpetuate the myth of

Answer 1

This may also help perpetuate the myth of male dominance.
Although many crimes against women are committed by men, it doesn't happen all the time - half of those crimes are committed by women against men. So yes, gender-based violence does exist, however, it is not only committed by men who are no longer as dominant as they used to be as a gender.