In Iraq, the IRC stepped outside of its general roles to support families in solving created tensions at home. While some men adapted to the shifting dynamics, others exerted violence to reassert their power and control over their partner, through acts like beating. Beating is sometimes used to “correct” or “teach” women to respect men. In other cases, husbands deprived women of money they earned and then spent it, oftentimes not in the best interested of the household. Women often do not want to report problems because it leads to shame.
IRC (2015): Private Violence, Public Concern. Intimate partner Violence in Humanitarian Settings Practice Brief. New York: International Rescue Committee: 02.01.2017 URL [Accessed: 02.01.2017]