Abused women tend to justify their treatment (explaining not blaming) no matter how educated she is, if she& #39;s too ashamed to go back home or lacks the self-confidence to believe she deserves better, no amount of education will aid her against abuse.

Safety nets and self-confidence:

Safety nets (i.e a family who will accept her back into their home in case of abuse or the marriage simply not working out) and self-confidence gives one both the internal and external & #39;power& #39; to leave a bad situation.

Education can aid in self-confidence but they are not inherently interlinked, no matter how much Fiqh or women& #39;s rights ideology you have if you don& #39;t have the confidence to act on either nor the safety net to seek refuge from a bad situation, you& #39;ll likely feel stuck.

Parents should make sure their daughters know she can always come back home.

Women should cultivate self-confidence and a clear set of boundaries around what they will and won& #39;t accept before marriage.

It& #39;s not foolproof but I& #39;ve found it far more reliable than simply the & #39;knowing& #39; -either through religion or cultural mores, that abuse is wrong.