Workplaces
Why should workplaces care about intimate partner/domestic and sexual violence?
Workplaces can take a stand against
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence is defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors that an abusive partner uses to control their partner. When these behaviors are used in a dating, spousal, or partnered relationship, it is called Intimate Partner Violence. Domestic Violence is a larger umbrella term to include all relationships where abusive behaviors are used to control another, including family members or others who live together. While these terms are often used interchangeably, we will focus on Intimate Partner Violence(IPV). IPV can often spill into the workplace, impacting workplace safety, worker safety and productivity, and even can have financial impacts on workplaces through lost wages and decreased productivity. Workplaces can take a stand by committing to training staff, implementing policies and procedures that protect workers and create safer spaces, and consider how workplaces can provide economic supports as protective factors for preventing violence. Learn more here.
IPV and the Workplace
Training
This training is designed to equip your workplace to take the first steps in building a safer space. It is a 2 part virtual self-paced training. Part 1 is designed for all staff to take, including entry level and leadership staff. Part 2 is for leadership and decision making staff and includes information on responding to incidents and building policies. It also has an accompanying toolkit to support your specific workplace's needs.
IPV and the Workplace
Toolkit
We recommend you take the training to help you navigate, understand, and implement the toolkit. Part 2 of the training accompanies this toolkit.
Understanding and Protecting against
Sexual Violence in the Workplace
Workplace sexual harassment is a form of sexual violence refers to unwanted sexual advances, or other visual, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. When people exploit power differentials, this kind of violence can often escalate quickly. Additionally, sexual harassment or violence that a worker experiences outside of the workplace can still have significant impacts on the person's health and wellbeing, as well as their work and workplace. Whether sexual violence is experienced in or out of the workplace, impacts to workplaces can include decreased productivity and safety in the workplace, withdrawal from work activities, deteriorating relationships with coworkers, and other negative impacts. Workplaces can take steps to create safer environments free from violence by creating or updating policies to include all forms of violence including stalking an sexual harassment, providing support and accommodations to impacted employees, raising awareness, training employees, and creating cultures of care and safety for employees. Be a part of ending sexual violence in the workplace.
Sexual Harassment and the Workplace Factsheet
This 6 page Factsheet is an excellent resources from Workplaces Respond on understanding how sexual harassment impacts workplaces, as well as how workplaces can respond
Sexual Harassment and the Workplace Toolkit
This toolkit from Workplaces Respond outlines sexual harassment impacts and how workplaces can respond to create safer workplaces. Includes supportive an example materials.
Address Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
This interactive training from Workplaces Respond introduces ideas of sexual harassment in the workplace and how workplaces can create safer environments free from sexual violence.