Every business can
promote respect and
protect against
financial abuse.
Every business can promote respect and protect against financial abuse.
Financial abuse is a hidden epidemic in Australia. It is when money is used to control another person and is a reason many women face the stark choice of violence or poverty.
Perpetrators misuse services like banking, insurance, telecommunications, energy and water to threaten victim-survivors or accrue debts in their name leaving them financially decimated.
Businesses may unintentionally help financial abusers. Without proactive steps, their products may be weaponised as a tactic of coercive control and manipulation.
We want this to stop
The facts
Economic abuse affects
2.4m
2.4m
Australians1
Economic abuse affects
1in 6
1in 6
women1
Economic abuse affects
1in 13
1in 13
men1
Financial abuse costs victims
$5.7bn2
$5.7bn2
Everyone deserves financial safety.
It is time for businesses to promote respect for women and to protect against financial abuse.
It starts with a simple update to their terms and conditions of use for any product or service. An explicit ban against their misuse for financial abuse and control.
This is at the heart of respect and protect. Because doing nothing is no longer an option. And no business wants to be a safe haven for abusers.
Businesses can act today
Why it matters
