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Economic Violence against women
The most common form of economic violence that occurs globally is economic violence toward women, as it is mainly defined that way across different definitions. The United Nations ESCWA defines it on its website as "Economic violence is said to occur when an individual denies his intimate partner access to financial resources, typically as a form of abuse or control or in order to isolate her or to impose other adverse consequences to her well-being." The domain of this form of violence according to is based on gender, causing the term 'economic violence' to be a subsection of other gender-based discrimination terms such as: gender-based violence, violence against women and girls, and human rights.

Economic violence against women appears differently around the world, but often includes limiting women's access to credit, funds, access to healthcare, employment, and education. This also includes excluding women from making financial decisions and leaving women out of traditional laws in regards to property ownership and use of land. One of the more recent examples of economic violence that occurred was in Turkey. This was recently observed in a study done at Sivas Cumhuriyet University it occurred in the cities of Manisa, Konya, and Ankara. In the study women were admitted to the IVF Center in southwest Turkey where all were found to be exposed to economic violence.

While economic violence against women occurs frequently and often times there are very few resources accessible to them, some places have begun to offer more resources for women who are victims of economic violence. An example of this includes the Redevelopment Opportunities for Women Economic Action Program that is located in St. Louis, Missouri. The REAP began by a combined effort of thirteen domestic violence agencies and three homeless service agencies providing women with economic services.