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Women who earn more than their male partners more likely to be experience domestic violence

The likelihood of a woman experiencing domestic violence surges by 35 per cent when she earns more than her male partner, new Australian research has revealed.

Women's Rights at Work

Source: Women's Rights at Work

The research, based on more than a decade of de-identified Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) surveys, showed an increase in violence when women out-earned their partners was common across all ages, incomes, education levels, and cultural backgrounds.


 

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Published 30 March 2021 7:21pm
Updated 30 March 2021 7:49pm


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