Susog sa United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, "violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women."  Dugang pa kaini "one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men. An klase nin biyolensyang ini sarong porma nin hate crime huli ta an krimen na nakomiter base sa pagigin miembros kan sarong tawo gikan sa sarong demograpikong grupo.