Abstract
Intimate partner violence is a significant health problem for women, with consequences extending to work as well as society at large. This article describes workplace interference tactics, how women cope with violence at work, and workplace supports for a sample of recently employed women with domestic violence orders (DVO; n = 518). Results indicate that violent partners used a wide range of work interference tactics, that women were more likely to tell someone at work about the victimization than they were to hide the information, and that coworkers and supervisors provided a range of supports to women who did disclose their situation. Implications for further research and practice are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 561-578 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Violence and Victims |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2006 |
Keywords
- Coping on the job
- Partner violence
- Work stress
- Workplace supports
- Workplace violence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Health(social science)
- Law