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Economic violence affects 128,000 Italian women, rendering them incapable of independently managing their finances or lacking a personal income because their partner does not want them to work. This information is based on a survey conducted by the mUp Research institute for Facile.it, a company that serves as a comparison, promotion, and brokerage site for insurance, financial products, electricity, gas, fiber optics, and long-term car rental rates. The study indicates that economic aggression can take several forms. Looking at respondents with savings or personal income, it was determined that, despite earning and having an income, 26,000 women rely on their partners to manage their finances. Another form of economic violence is having to continuously explain to their partner how their money is being spent. Among women with an income, a considerable proportion—498,000 women—appears to have the need to justify their expenditures on a regular or ongoing basis. A total of 102,000 women who were without an income or personal savings stated that they were in this situation due to their partner's opposition to them getting a job. Furthermore, 104,000 women who did not have their own finances indicated they couldn't afford to spend money on their own because their partner was solely responsible for their finances.
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