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The possible feminine counterpart of this trope is MoreDeadlyThanTheMale.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'', Barkis Bittern is a haughty aristrocrat who only marries ladies out of greed, to which he may even leave them to die with no care or concern whatsoever, [[spoiler:such as the movie's titular character Emily]].

* In ''Film/CorpseBride'', Barkis Bittern is a haughty aristrocrat who only marries ladies out of greed, to which he may even leave them to die with no care or concern whatsoever, [[spoiler:such as the movie's titular character Emily]].

* In ''Film/SororityRow'', [[spoiler:Andy Richards has commited a killing spree (as "the Graduate") mainly to Theta Pi, a sorority group who knew about Megan's death. A bit downplayed at first due to his love for his girlfriend Cassidy Tappan (who was once part of that same sorority), especially since he wanted to "purify" her from all of the sins around her. This later became completely straight after she found out about his murderous nature throughout the entire film]].

* In ''Film/SororityRow'', [[spoiler:Andy Richards has commited a killing spree (as "the Graduate") mainly to Theta Pi, a sorority group who knew about Megan's death. Somewhat downplayed at first due to his love for his girlfriend Cassidy Tappan (who was once part of that same sorority), especially since he wanted to "purify" her from all of the sins around her, he later becomes a straight example after she found out about his murderous nature throughout the entire film]].

* In ''Film/SororityRow'', [[spoiler:Andy Richards has commited a killing spree (as "the Graduate") mainly to Theta Pi, a sorority group who knew about Megan's death. Somewhat downplayed at first due to his love for Cassidy Tappan (who was once part of that same sorority), he later becomes a straight example after his girlfriend found out about his murderous nature throughout the entire film]].

* In ''Film/SororityRow'', [[spoiler:Andy Richards has commited a killing spree (as "the Graduate") to every single female victim that he witnesses, mainly Theta Pi, a sorority group who knew about Megan's death. Somewhat initially downplayed due to his love for Cassidy Tappan (who was part of said sorority), he later becomes a straight example after his girlfriend found out about his murderous nature throughout the entire film]].

* In ''Film/SororityRow'', [[spoiler:Andy Richards has commited a killing spree (as "the Graduate") to every single female victim that he witnesses, mainly to those who knew about Megan's death. Initially downplayed due to his love for Cassidy Tappan, he later becomes a straight example after his girlfriend found about his murderous nature throughout the entire film]].

* In ''Film/SororityRow'', [[spoiler:Andy Richards has commited a killing spree (as "the Graduate") to every single female victim that he witnesses, mainly those who knew about Megan's death. Initially downplayed due to his love for Cassidy Tappan, but he later becomes a straight example after his girlfriend found out that he's the killer throughout the entire film]].

* In ''Film/SororityRow'', [[spoiler:Andy Richards has commited a killing spree to every single female victim that he witnessed. Initially subverted due to his love for Cassie, but he later becomes a much straighter example after she witnessed that he's the killer throughout the film]].

* The [[http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx72h2ri691r74reco1_500.jpg "Men Can Stop Rape"]] ad campaign. It's in the title, but in three out of the four depicted relationships the partner who may have been raped is female, and the one relationship that features a potential male victim is gay.
* A 2015 Ad Council campaign: "You taught him how to hit the baseball. You taught him how to hit the catcher... but how much time have you spent teaching him what ''not'' to hit? Teach him early. Violence against women is wrong." Apparently, little girls innately know not to hit boys.

** For a specific example, the woman described under ''{{LiveActionTV/Titus}}'' was a [[FunSize 5'0"]] skinny woman, but would snap for no reason (blaming it on a "sugar imbalance"). One fight in particular stood out, as she lays into him a few times before he finally [[WouldHitAGirl hits her back]]... [[TooKinkyToTorture inadvertently turning her on]]. When the police finally arrive, ''he's'' the one that is arrested for the night.

* As good as ''Manga/ConfidentialConfessions'' was about showcasing tough issues, it was unfortunately guilty of this trope. All abuse, be it physical, emotional or sexual, was committed by a man. The worst a female character could be was a "mere" bully.
* ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'' [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zags this]]. [[spoiler: Chikane rapes Himeko as a part of her gambit, and she also is sexually harassed by Miyako]]. But the female abusers are not treated as such or given irredeemable status. The male Orochi who also tries to rape Himeko, however, is actually also treated sympathetically and given a happy ending like everyone else.

** The major problem with SVU is that male abuse victims generally don't get happy endings. Female abusers usually end up as {{Karma Houdini}}s or are acquitted, and when that doesn't happen the man either has his entire life ruined, is killed, goes to jail because of the [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale female abuser's manipulation]], or takes a back set to another (female) victim.

* ''Series/TheMysteriesOfLaura'': In the episode "The Mystery of the Watery Grave", a woman crashes her car into the river, but the body is not found. By five minutes in, and with no actual evidence, Laura has decided that the husband is abusive and killed her. [[spoiler:When the woman turns up alive, Laura's theory is now that the woman staged her own death to get away from her abusive husband. She's right, of course, however,]] at no time does the episode seriously consider any other theory, and the show goes out of its way to break its own standard of the last-minute-twist and reinforce that if you assume the man is abusive, then he is.

* ''Literature/TheNeanderthalParallax'': Sexual violence is a theme explored heavily in the books, as a result of Mary's rape and its aftermath. While causes are discussed, they focus solely on men. There is not a single mention of the idea that women can also be the perpetrators (nor {{domestic abuse}}, which also comes up), with a biological explanation that could ''only'' apply with males given for its occurrence.

* Possibly only coincidentally portrayed in ''OneHundredStrokesOfTheBrushBeforeBed''. Melissa has many arguably abusive relationships with men and, despite being equally submissive with women, never runs into nearly situations with female lovers.

* Two anti-domestic violence bus ad by the Family Place of Dallas takes this to the extreme by showing a picture of a cute little boy saying that "when I grow up I will beat my wife" and one with a cute little girl said "one day my husband will kill me". The message given in the rest of the ad is if you raise a boy in a house with the abuse he will become an abuser but if you raise a girl in the same environment she will become a victim. Statistically, ''both'' are much more likely than in a regular home, regardless of gender.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jel_9dMrOWs&feature=player_embedded This advertising campaign to end rape.]] Ends with the tagline 'rape is a hate crime against women.' Implying both that only women can be victims and only men can be aggressors.

If you learn about DomesticAbuse, rape, or other forms of interpersonal violence from dramatic works or {{Very Special Episode}}s, you may come away believing All Abusers Are Male. Most works that address the seriousness of abuse frame it as something committed ''only'' by male perpetrators, usually against female victims. This isn't just when an individual work depicts a male abuser or rapist; this is an [[TropesInAggregate aggregate trope]] that exists through many works depicting male abusers and not female ones, creating the impression that abuse never has female perpetrators. Ongoing series may have multiple episodes depicting abusive men and none with an abusive woman. Some works have male victims, but still have male abusers without female-on-male abuse. Belief in this trope is implied when characters that are anti-rape and anti-violence treat it as male-only problems.

* In one Literature/{{Whateley|Universe}} story, during what's a private pool party with undertones of an informal recruitment drive, the notional leader of Poe cottage's "lesbian" faction drops the "without men, rape comes to a screeching halt" bombshell at one point. Though, at least two female sexual predators are seen, and another is accused of being one but later shown to be innocent (of that, at least; as Songbird herself said, no one who worked for Freya had clean hands).

* ''Series/StreetJustice'': The husband of Malloy's friend Lisa in "Self Defense" is a particularly manipulative example, controlling where his wife can go and when, blaming her for angering him enough to hit her, and generally isolating her to the point that she's a ShrinkingViolet who flinches at the slightest hint of physical contact. Then there's the father in "Kid Stuff" who, as his adopted son's teacher points out, has a mannerism that frightens the kids in the class, coupled with the fact that the adopted son in question has had bruises corresponding to physical abuse, and also the fact that the dad pushes both his son and the other kids hard when coaching them in basketball and isn't accepting of anything less than perfection. [[spoiler:The latter case is revealed to be a subversion, as while the dad's initially suspected of abusing the boy, he's in fact innocent -- it's his wife who's hurting the kid]].

* ''[[Fanfic/UltimateSleepwalker Ultimate Sleepwalker: The New Dreams]]'' contained a very deliberate subversion of this trope. [[spoiler:In the original comics, the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk and his mother Rebecca were violently abused by Bruce Banner's father Brian. In this AlternateUniverseFic, however, little Bruce is instead molested by his mother Rebecca, who violently attacks Brian with a knife whenever he tries to protect his son. This inversion from the comics was deliberately done to highlight how men can be victims of domestic violence too.]]

* In ''Theatre/TheVaginaMonologues'', a thirteen-year-old girl is assaulted by an adult man, and it’s presented as horrific. But when a woman does the same thing, it’s somehow portrayed as some sick comeback. The protagonist even says "if it was rape, it was a good rape." Author Eve Ensler even admitted that until the horrors of Abu Ghraib she didn’t think that woman could possibly be abusers.

* In one Literature/{{Whateley|Universe}} story, during what's a private pool party with undertones of an informal recruitment drive, the notional leader of Poe cottage's "lesbian" faction drops the "without men, rape comes to a screeching halt" bombshell at one point.
** OTOH, at least two female sexual predators are seen, and another is accused of being one but later shown to be innocent (of that, at least; as Songbird herself said, no one who worked for Freya had clean hands).

* ''Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy'': One of the series' major running themes is misogyny. It delves into this theme extensively, drawing from the author's journalistic experience. This inevitably hasn't pleased everyone.
-->''"The book's original Swedish title was ''Men Who Hate Women'', a label that just about captures the subtlety of the novel's sexual politics."'' - Reviewer Alex Berenson