Partner Stalking and Implications for Women’s Employment

Abstract

In general research suggests partner violence has a negative impact on women's employment. However, there has been limited examination of partner stalking and consequences for employment. The purpose of this study was to examine partner stalking and employment consequences among two samples of women. One sample was women who had obtained a protective order against a violent partner and had worked in the prior year (n = 482), about one half of these women were stalked by their violent partner and one half were not. The second study examined qualitative information from women recently stalked (n = 62) by a violent partner. Results from both studies suggest that women who were stalked by a violent partner were significantly more susceptible to on-the-job harassment and problems. Also, women reported that stalking by a partner interfered in their work through on-the-job harassment, work disruption, and job performance problems. Implications for policy and research are discussed.

Employment Maintenance and Intimate Partner Violence

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Employers’ Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence among a Diverse Workforce

“…This study also adds to prior work that has demonstrated the need for workplace training and policies [7,12,13,34] by identifying the stated needs of supervisors and demonstrating that these needs vary across workplaces. In particular, supervisors believe training should include recognition tools for supervisors and coworkers to be able to recognize both physical and emotional abuse.…”

Safety for Aboriginal Women in Couples Counseling Where There is a History of Intimate Partner Violence

“…In addition, internalized beliefs (Sanders, 2013) also limit potential (Renzetti, 2009). As well, an abusive partner's presence at place of employment to intimidate is also a significant threat to safety (Logan, Shannon, Cole & Swanberg, 2007). In addition, housing instability (Pavao, Alvarez, Baumrind, Induni, & Kimerling, 2007) and lack of transportation (Simmons, Farrar, Frazer, & Thompson, 2011) may also contribute to her decision to stay.…”