Look at TV or movies. It's acceptable for women to respond to an insult with physical violence against a man.
It always has been. Throwing a corsage at the guy, yanking on his shoulder as he turns away to get him to face her again during an argument, pulling on his arm to try to prevent him from leaving, etc. All this is "physical abuse" in the minds of current-day researchers with an agenda. But it hardly would have shocked movie-goers 50 or 60 years ago.