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EA$E is a unique evidence-based approach to addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) and gender equity in settings and populations affected by war and forced displacement by integrating gender equity using a household-centered financial lens. The theoretical underpinning of EA$E is that if women have access to financial services, increased and diversified sources of income, and job and career opportunities, and if men respect women and see them as valuable members of the household, then women will have more equitable relationships with their partners and will experience an increase in participation in household decision making and a decrease in intimate partner violence. Themes related to gender equity, gender roles and violence are woven throughout sessions with an emphasis placed upon valuing women’s significant contributions to the household, and engaging men to seek positive methods for affirming both women’s and men’s roles and resolving conflict.