Wife-beating study shocks Buddhist Bhutan's 'happiness' chief

This article addresses a common way of life for women in many countries like ones in Afghanistan and other middle eastern countries. Frankly Women are beat everyday and in the small nation of Bhutan that is no different. In the nation of Bhutan buddhist ways of life primarily leads the government and the ways of life. After A study came out summarizing that roughly 70% of Bhutan's women say they deserve the beating that they have received at one time or another came out Karma Tshiteem, head of Bhutan's Commission for Gross National Happiness, called the findings "surprising" and "shocking," and said such attitudes are "totally inconsistent" with Buddhist teachings. Gross National Happiness seeks to create an "enlightened" society in which government fosters the well-being of the people and other stagnant beings.
Living within the confines of a western lifestyle as a women with rights and civil liberties, I am personally shocked that a women would be accepting of bodily harm, and or mental abuse. No women, and or frankly any person should have the right to live life with the worries that someone will harm them. These women in my prospective, even though frankly I know little little to nothing about their way of life should not have to put up with the abuse of their spouses, and or abuse at all and if nothing is being done there is something wrong with their ways. Sakyoung Mipham wrote in one of this latest books "The tiger knows that life is precious. Whom are we going to spend it with?" which means in the most basic terms that life is a precious thing, and to achieve what we want to and or reach enlightenment, we have to think hard on who we should be spending it with and what valuable things those have to offer. He also talks about how we wake up with basic goodness, and unless we are the buddha that basic will change throughout the day, along with the people that surround us. If we all wake up with basic goodness, and most if not all of us lose that during the course of the day we should look at the people and decisions that conclude our days and choice if that is a wise way to spend our days. If these women are often married to this men what does this say about who they are surrounding themselves with?
On both ends of the violence there is a very large contradiction in the basic goodness buddhist people (and all people) should resinate. Sakyoung Mipham also continues on to say " there is always something to complain about; blaming others is not going to bring about peace or happiness. this goes to say that the people that are doing the beating, are well sanely, in either prospective not in the right way. If your wife burns the dinner, or one has a bad day, any negative occurrence one should not place blame on others but simply assess the situation and figure out every action that went into creating that negative energy.To summarize what is happening in Bhutan, is a crying shame that violates the basic ways of life, and should come to a stop either from help from Gross National Happiness or the awakening of the people.