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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: Financial Abuse and GBV
Description: Financial Abuse is a lesser-known but deeply destructive form of abuse that traps victims – mostly women - in cycles of control and dependency, often making it nearly impossible to escape abusive relationships. While physical and emotional abuse are rightly condemned by society, financial abuse largely remains hidden in the shadows; yet it is just as crippling. Financial abuse forms part of an overwhelming 99% of domestic abuse cases. Despite this, it’s a crisis that is seldom recognised or discussed. It involves the use of money as a tool of control, where one partner restricts the other’s access to financ...