Understanding economic and financial abuse

Описание: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the economic insecurity experienced by women who are victims and survivors of domestic and family violence (DFV); the economic costs of DFV, both for women and at a societal level; and the scourge of financial and economic abuse.

Financial abuse is an underreported aspect of DFV. It can have devastating consequences for women, often lasting for decades.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) has partnered with the University of New South Wales Gendered Violence Research Network (GVRN) through its CommBank Next Chapter program to develop a research series exploring current knowledge of financial abuse in Australia.

This webinar unpacks the research findings and builds community, sector and industry understanding of this important issue.

The discussion is facilitated by Padma Raman PSM (ANROWS) with:
Professor Jan Breckenridge, Head of the School of Social Sciences and Co-Convenor of the Gendered Violence Research Network, UNSW
Dixie Link-Gordon, Senior Community Access Officer, First Nations Women’s Legal Program, Women’s Legal Service NSW
Heidi La Paglia, Director of Policy and Programs, Women with Disabilities Australia
Juliana Nkrumah AM, Program Manager — Domestic & Family Violence, Settlement Services International
Robert Fitzgerald AM, NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner

The panel discussion provides guidance for policy and practice across government, business and industry to respond to the prevalence of financial abuse within the context of DFV.