Conceptualizing Family Violence as a Workplace Issue: A Framework for Research and Practice |
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Authors: | E Joy Mighty |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Administration, University of New Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Canada |
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Abstract: | Until recently, violence in the home has been regarded as a private family matter. Employees who are victims of abuse at home have been expected to put their experience of abuse behind them when they go to work, and employers have not been expected to interfere. Yet, the consequences of disregarding family violence as an organizational issue may be quite severe. This article suggests that family violence can affect the career advancement of individual victims; their performance at work; relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and customers; and, ultimately, organizational effectiveness. Moreover, this article argues that organizations have a social responsibility to contribute to the elimination of family violence by creating a workplace environment in which violence is not tolerated, abused victims are provided with support and assistance, and strategies for equalizing power relationships between men and women are implemented. Implications for future research as well as for organizational policy and practice are explored. |
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Keywords: | family violence women and work employer responsibility employer-employee relationship |
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