Overcoming Poverty and Social Risk: A Comprehensive Action Model for Female Victims of Gender-Based Violence

Abstract

Abstract:There are many analyses that tackle the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) and its harmful consequences for women in current risk societies. Economic and social poverty constitutes an important part of these concerns. Facing this reality, several organizations are working on the implementation of positive measures for the labor and social insertion of women who find themselves immersed in the path of losing social capital due to GBV and so being at risk of exclusion. The main goal of this research is to analyze the impact of those measures implemented by public entities in the Basque Country region in terms of overcoming the poverty and social risk of victim women that has emerged in exclusionary contexts. Through in-depth interviews with third-sector organizations and victims of GBV, this article gathers firsthand experiences to further understand the situation of socioeconomic poverty suffered by this group of women and measures to improve this situation. Women's narratives frame the extent to which these actions are helpful for them and point to recommendations for improvement. This analysis sheds light not only on reintegration policies but also on those successful measures in terms of tackling and overcoming the social risk that GBV might involve. The success of the Basque Country model encourages this approach from a comprehensive action model, focusing on social dimensions such as employment, education, empowerment, support, and commitment.