'Who pays in the end?': the personal and political implications of financial abuse of women in intimate partner relationships

Women in intimate partner relationships may experience financial abuse in a variety of forms. In this article the author examines the pre-conditions under which financial abuse of women occurs and persists. She employs a number of first hand narratives to illustrate both the severity and the invisibility of such abuse. The costs of this abuse to women and children are explored and recommendations offered for policy solutions to redress the problem.