Problem siromaštva i socijalne isključenosti za žene sa iskustvom nasilja u partnerskom odnosu
The Problem of Poverty and Social Exclusion of Women Who Have Experienced Violence in Partner Relationship

Summary/Abstract: Women exposed to violence in intimate partner relationships, especially when they decide to break out of them, become more dependent on social and financial assistance. Loss of financial security, grappling with housing issues, lack of accessible childcare services and their inflexible organization of work, hamper the prospects of finding employment and working in shifts, at night, overtime or at week-end. Job insecurity or unemployment, doing traditionally female and low paid jobs, working part-time, coupled with low education levels or possible health problems are merely some of the risk factors of poverty and social exclusion, which set into motion a series of complex interrelationships. Analyses confirm that the economic crisis and cuts in public spending in European countries have a disproportionate impact on women. In addition to a worsening position in the labor market, they are engaged in mitigating the negative consequences of the (re) privatization of caregiving, which entails the return to traditional gender roles. The crisis is a pretext for the drastic shrinking of financial social services, posing a serious threat to a wide range of women’s rights. The analysis of the situation in Serbia reveals the same trends. The legislative and strategic regulations insufficiently recognize women and marginalized groups of women as holders of rights; moreover, there is no coherent framework for their implementation and monitoring. A comprehensive understanding of the everyday life hardships of single parent women exposed to violence is imperative. Integrating and interconnecting the services of different sectors (social protection, education, employment, housing, health) should provide a response to the complex needs of the poor and socially excluded women, and of women victims of violence. The question remains whether these „social remedies” are conducive to solutions, fundamental changes in the socio-economic system, or (merely) to alleviating the burden of poverty.

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