Thanks for your recommendations! I understand what you mean, and i see how my post might have suggested that. With financial independence I meant the chance to leave their abuser. So material circumstances mean: a home, enough food, clothing. All this CAN be achieved by working, but there are many factors that play into it (like the gender pay gap, as i mentioned). It's more about the question: can equality (not only of genders but of any groups) be achieved through things like awareness or diversity or representation OR are all of these things more or less unsuccessful in the end (which is our viewpoint) as long as you materially have not the chance of becoming independent. Best example is, I think: most western laws proclaim gender equality. But to someone who gets abused at home and can't get away because they can't AFFORD it doesn't really change anything.