Should business play a role in combating domestic violence or is that a anny state gone too far?
Most women encounter domestic violence on their televisions, sensationalised in a police drama or a soap opera. An alarming one in four, however, will experience it for real, suggests Home Office research. Click here for the results of our domestic violence survey Dawn, aged 41, who has suffered abuse from two husbands, is one of those statistics. “Work was a fantastic escape – I could get away from it – and would have worked 24 hours a day if I could, but I felt I could have done my job better.” Experiences like hers are driving an initiative to involve UK employers for the first time in the fight against domestic violence. The research aims to calculate the true cost of violence against women in the home Barbara Roche Minister for Women “There are costs involved for business,” says Nicola Harwin, director of the Women’s Aid Federation of England. “But there is also an opportunity in the workplace to signpost women to information and counselling services.” In partnership? In theory, i
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