By Francisca Ogar

How Forced Financial Dependence Is Linked To Domestic Violence

Housewives put in long hours daily of unpaid labour and yet some of them become vulnerable to domestic abuse.

In this story, Francisca Ogar takes a look at the plight of women deprived of the opportunity to earn an income because they are married, and the ripple effect on poverty levels in the home and society.

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