Amy Diehl, Ph.D.
Control over $ is a form of power & integral to abusive relationships. Women: think carefully before leaning out from paid labor & giving up financial independence. Economic empowerment helps women from being trapped in abusive relationships.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/24/domestic-abuse-money-women/
Why do women stay with their abusers? Here’s one overlooked reason.

Relationship abuse is about coercion and control. One of the biggest levers of that power is money.

The Washington Post
Apr 24, 2023 at 11:18pmWeb
Show threadAmy Diehl, Ph.D.Apr 24, 2023
Economic abuse takes many forms:
- persuading partner to quit job
- undermining work by making them late, sabotaging projects or showing up at work to cause a scene
- controlling partner's finances, preventing them from having a bank acct or stealing $