Anshul Khetarpal is a first-generation American who lives and works in Redding CA, where he is the Vice President for Business Development at a biotechnical company.
He is a longtime supporter of many worthy causes, ranging from Arts organizations to those that help the less fortunate in society. One cause that he feels very strongly about is supporting the victims of domestic violence. He understands that this is a distinctive type of violence and a complex social issue, because it involves an intimate relationship between the victim and the abuser. Historically, cases of domestic violence have been beyond the reach of the law, and is complicated by the fact that the victim is often financially dependent on the perpetrator.
Fortunately this is changing, although there is still a long way to go. The victims of domestic violence are, by far, usually women and children. According to the Centers for Disease Control, between one and five million women in the United States become victims of nonfatal violence at the hands of an intimate partner. Domestic violence cuts across all lines: economic, social, racial, religious, and age group. And while men are sometimes its victims, women are far more vulnerable. By one study women are five to eight times more likely than are men to be the victims of domestic violence. The United States Department of Justice reports that between 1998 and 2002, eighty-six percent of victims of domestic violence were female.
Anshul Khetarpal knows that he cannot single-handedly right this wrong, but he is committed to doing everything in his power to support victims of domestic violence, in Redding CA and elsewhere.
He is a longtime supporter of many worthy causes, ranging from Arts organizations to those that help the less fortunate in society. One cause that he feels very strongly about is supporting the victims of domestic violence. He understands that this is a distinctive type of violence and a complex social issue, because it involves an intimate relationship between the victim and the abuser. Historically, cases of domestic violence have been beyond the reach of the law, and is complicated by the fact that the victim is often financially dependent on the perpetrator.
Fortunately this is changing, although there is still a long way to go. The victims of domestic violence are, by far, usually women and children. According to the Centers for Disease Control, between one and five million women in the United States become victims of nonfatal violence at the hands of an intimate partner. Domestic violence cuts across all lines: economic, social, racial, religious, and age group. And while men are sometimes its victims, women are far more vulnerable. By one study women are five to eight times more likely than are men to be the victims of domestic violence. The United States Department of Justice reports that between 1998 and 2002, eighty-six percent of victims of domestic violence were female.
Anshul Khetarpal knows that he cannot single-handedly right this wrong, but he is committed to doing everything in his power to support victims of domestic violence, in Redding CA and elsewhere.