Domestic violence is a social phenomenon that has caught the attention of all and sundry in the recent times. The term domestic includes violence by an intimate partner wherever this violence takes place and by whatever forms. Violence against women constitutes any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women. This study sought to evaluate and examine the problem of domestic violence in general and specifically detail its effect on women in the Gwembe District of Southern province of Zambia.