Any act or behaviour which causes economic harm to an individual. Economic violence can take the form of, for example, property damage, restricting access to financial resources, education or the labour market, or not complying with economic responsibilities, such as alimony.
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… travel off-peak more often than men. In addition, fear of violence and aggression means that women are far less willing … burden (namely time and monetary costs) to fulfil their economic, social and domestic roles. The costs of unreliable … training has to meet a rapid pace of technological and economic change. An improvement in the qualifications of …
… Beings (CETS No. 197) and the on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (CETS No. 210). … of gender perspectives (United Nations, 1996). The 1997 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) report further … and relevance of gender mainstreaming (United Nations Economic and Social Council, 1997b). The Beijing Platform for …
… Gender-based violence is a phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality, … human rights violations within all societies. Gender-based violence is violence directed against a person because of … as resulting in ‘physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of …