Economic Abuse of Palestinian Mothers in Israel: The Case of Participants in a Welfare-to-Work Program

Tal Meler; Anat Herbst-Debby; Maha Sabbah Karkabi

doi:10.1177/10778012211024276

Economic Abuse of Palestinian Mothers in Israel: The Case of Participants in a Welfare-to-Work Program

Tal Meler, Anat Herbst-Debby, Maha Sabbah Karkabi

Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Focusing on Palestinian mothers in Israel participating in a nonmandatory welfare-to-work program, the study addresses whether these women experience economic abuse from their intimate partner/ex-partner, as well as whether they perceive the program as an opportunity to escape economic abuse and move toward economic independence. Based on interviews of 26 mothers and three trainers, the findings revealed dual economic abuse: in the domestic sphere and at the structural level (the labor market and welfare laws). The findings also suggest that the assistance the women receive from the welfare-to-work program has been insufficient to extricate them from their abusive situation.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	2122-2144
Number of pages	23
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	28
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012211024276
State	Published - 1 Jul 2022

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Palestinian mothers in Israel
economic abuse
intersectionality
intimate partner violence
welfare to work

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Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
Law

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Economic Abuse of Palestinian Mothers in Israel: The Case of Participants in a Welfare-to-Work Program

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