A lack of economic awareness or control over ones finances can have long-term impacts. We look at the link between intimate partner violence and money in the third article of our series for Financial Literacy Month.
At the start of her marriage, Margaret Williams (a pseudonym) was perfectly OK letting her husband take the lead and do all the planning around their finances and work lives.
He told me it was best for the family if I raised the kids and worked part time doing admin tasks for his company, Williams said. And so, basically what happened was that I wasnt gaining any marketable skills. He saw to everything regarding the finances. I didnt find out till later that all the things he did were advantageous to him.
By later she means w…
Read the full article at: https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/catalyst/power-and-purse-strings/