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Introduction to Economic Violence
Economic Violence; Gender based violence; Gendered Care work
How economic violence can manifest as a form of gender based violence;
The legal framework surrounding economic violence;
The relationship between economic violence and mental health;
The role of larger systems of oppression in fostering economic violence.
Hello and welcome to the course on Introduction to Economic Violence. This course explores the meaning and impact of economic violence through an intersectional lens with a focus on situating it as a form of gendered violence and harm.
We hope this course will support you in learning about economic violence and understand it as a form of gender based violence. Participants can use this course to explore and think about:
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How economic violence can manifest as a form of gender based violence,
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The relationship between economic violence and mental health;
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The role of larger systems of oppression in fostering economic violence.
Through this course, we wish to equip participants to be able to identify instances of economic violence within their own lives as well as within their communities and equip them with introductory information about the various ways in which it can be addressed. This course helps the learners also develop their capacity to use legal and alternative methods to ensure that victims of economic violence are able to access the relevant legal and alternative support available to them. It also seeks to contextualise the issue of economic violence within larger structures of oppression and how it may relate to mental health challenges that individuals may face.
Understanding Economic Violence as Gender-based Violence
Systems of Oppression
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Introduction to Economic ViolenceWhat does economic violence mean? Where can we notice it occuring? This section explains how economic violence may take place in individual and institutional settings. The section also gives an introduction to the relation of gender as a prime factor in economic violence.
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Relationship between economic violence and gender based violence
This section begins with understanding what gender-based violence is. We will recognise economic violence as a part of gender-based violence. It also explores the five different kinds of financial abuse.
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How can economic empowerment help?
In this section, we navigate how lack of economic power can manifest into economic abuse. We discuss studies by UN, IMAGE Project and NCDAV Financial Education Program on economic agency/ empowerment can lead to upliftment, independence and more.
Gendered Carework
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What is Intersectionality?We shall explore what 'intersectionality' means, and how the interlinked nature of social identifiers lead to advantages and privileges or discrimination and oppression. Along with gender, other social identities like caste, race come into play as we reimagine economic violence with an intersectional lens.We discuss examples of these social groups with respect to Indian contexts. What does economic agency look like then? What about legal aid and support? Let's explore these together.
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What are the causes of economic violence?
This section looks into the multiple causes of economic violence, through an intersectional lens including reports on caste and gender identities.
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What are some survivor centric measures that can be taken?
After looking into the different causes of economic violence, we now delve into understanding how we can take steps that cater to the needs of the survivor of economic abuse. We shall understand how to do this through institutional and individual levels.
Economic Violence and Mental Health
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What is gendered unpaid carework?
We have mainly talked about work that offers financial compensation, usually in a formal setting. We move on to recognising and acknowledging what in gendered and unpaid carework. Traditionally unpaid carework has been gendered wherein women are expected to carry out all work that is carework including cleaning, cooking, take care of children and caregiving responsibilities for the elderly at home as well. This work is non-remunerated in nature and emphasis on gender roles for women adhering to unpaid carework leads to decrease of opportunities for them to attain finanical independence. We unpack more about economic abuse and unpaid care work in this section.
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What is the history of domestic work?
We'll dive into the history of domestic work, how women came to be oppressed in terms of financial independence, gender norms through intersectional examples.
Acknowledging the lived realities and a practical approach, we shall also look at how the COVID19 pandemic impacted gendered carework.
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What are the economic impacts of gendered carework?
We have built knowledge on the interconnectedness of unpaid care work, its gendered aspect and the gender pay gap. Now we shall answer these questions: what does this mean for a country's GDP? What does the socio- economic impact look like?
We shall discuss the "Triple R" framework by Prof. Diane Elson as well.
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