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

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.