"Domestic" violence comes to work

cybercoitus interruptus — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:23:42 -0800

Domestic violence comes to work, whether executives realize it or not. Instead of firing employees who are abusers’ targets, some corporations in the US and elsewhere have instituted formal policies and programs to mitigate the impact of domestic violence, or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), on workplaces. Initiatives aim to inform employees about what constitutes domestic violence and let them feel safe about disclosing abuse (from the previous link, a poster addressing male victims [pdf]; poster highlighting controlling aspects of abuse [6 Mb pdf and trigger warning]), relieve pressure on co-workers to surreptitiously cover for lost productivity by abusers as well as abusees, and provide relocations, safety measures, and support. Previously (1, 2, 3, 4). Statistics and General Information National Domestic Violence Hotline (US) Workplace statistics from the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV) American Bar Association statistics on IPV generally, including differentiations by demographic group Domestic Violence Factoids from the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV, Government of Canada site) has links, mainly Canadian and American, for different demographic groups Male Victims NCFV: Intimate Partner Abuse Against Men Aardvark: Abused Men GLBT (US) Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project: Survivor Stories YouthResource: Myths and Facts: Lesbian Battering National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Map of Domestic Violence Laws in the US as of 02/2005 Gender Symmetry in Domestic Violence? USDOJ: Does Intimate Partner Violence Show Gender Symmetry? Richard J. Gelles, Domestic Violence: Not An Even Playing Field

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"Domestic" violence comes to work