Domestic violence against women, children prevalent in U.S.: report

Domestic violence against women and children was prevalent in the U.S., according to the report, titled "Human Rights Record of the United States in 2014," released on Friday.

According to data from the U.S. Department of Justice, the estimated number of domestic violence incidents per year was about 960,000, and women constituted 85 percent of victims of domestic violence, says the report by China's State Council Information Office.

On average, 3 females in the U.S. were murdered by their partners each day, and 4 females and 3 children died each day as a result of abuse, according to the report.

The report also reveals discrimination faced by women at workplaces. Nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers were women, and the average woman was paid 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, and that figure was much lower for African American and Latino women, the report cited time.com as saying.

In virtually every job category, the average woman earned less than the average man. Even in those low-paid jobs that tend to be dominated by women, such as nurses, men earned more, according to the report. Endit