Oh, my born-in mother took it infinite times. She was such an ideal mother but she was an enabler. I have the most awful stories involving close calls of incest, brother being dangled over a cliff, being thrown down stairs in a body cast. This is the most personal issue of my life. Granted, my JW uncle was a gentle and kind as anyone.
He died from heart disease (my bro and I sought weapons from high school to defend ourselves). She was about 45. People noticed the total transformation in her within a few months. She looked people in the eye. As she interacted with world, she became so social and outgoing. Yet she was utterly convinced she had no options and if her children die, just cry. She refused to apologize me when I was 18 b/c she claimed she had no choice. I was in a rage and confused. Shortly before she died, she sincerely apologized to me. It was a moot point. She did the best she could. I had better circumstances than she did. She kept saying how unnecessary the abuse was. She was ashamed that she ever believed she had no power.
Perhaps not where I lived but many conservative Chrisitians still believe in a man's headship. They don't dwell on it as much as the Witnesses do. An article about male authority from scriptures is one thing. St. Paul certainly wrote those very unfortunate statements. The story, though, takes it to a different level. If more men were beat to a pulp, if women had the same body strength as men, men might change their tune.
What always puzzled me is why the male authority. Women can't enjoy beatings and it must interfere with sexual desire so the man truly loses in the long run. Male supremacy may seem nice to men on the surface but I don't see where it works after that.