"THE ERADICATION OF SEXUAL PREJUDICE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IS AN IDEAL TO WHICH ALL OF US SHOULD STRIVE."
"IT'S TIME GENTLEMEN: SPEAK UP AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT."
"I'M TIRED OF THE LITTLE JOKES, THE SUBTLE WAYS THAT ALMOST ALL OF US CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE AN UNEQUAL AND UNJUST..."- "TAKE A STAND. SPEAK UP."
"GENDER INEQUALITY AND THE FIGHT FOR SEXUAL RESPECT ARE REAL PROBLEMS AND REQUIRE ATTENTION. IT IS TIME THAT WE AS MEN..."
"LET'S WORK TOGETHER TOWARD TRUE GENDER EQUALITY AND RESPECT - IT'S EVERYONE'S JOB TO MAKE A STAND. "
"MANY THANKS TO MENSPEAKUP FOR CREATING A PLATFORM WHERE MEN CAN HELP ERADICATE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IN OUR SOCIETY. "
"MEN SPEAK UP NOT ONLY FOR THEIR MOTHERS AND SISTERS, BUT ALSO FOR THEMSELVES."
"“THE AMERICAN IDEAL [ ] OF SEXUALITY APPEARS TO BE ROOTED IN THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF MASCULINITY. THIS IDEAL HAS CREATED..."- "AUTHENTIC MANHOOD MEANS PROTECTING WOMEN'S DIGNITY."
Financial Abuse and Domestic Violence
A summer report by the All-State Foundation claims that 44% of abused spouses say the most difficult barrier to leaving an abusive relationship is not the threat of cuts and bruises, but of financial turmoil.
Unfortunately, a national poll conducted just a few weeks ago states that 70% of Americans claim not to see any connection between domestic violence and "economic abuse."
It seems Americans don’t usually connect the hidden fiscal to the conspicuous physical. But abuse is abuse. Abusers try to control a victim through any means at hand: Often the most effective way to take control is to close the pocketbook or tighten the purse-strings. Many women (and some men) stay in abusive relationships because they lack the economic resources, not the will, to stand on their own two feet. Abusive partners are prone to take money without permission, run up debt, keep their victims from working, and refuse to share financial information.
It’s important to be on the lookout for signs of financial abuse, especially during a recession. As rampant unemployment continues, domestic violence tends to increase.
Check out programs like Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment and see if you can help out.
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