GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: SUPPORTING SURVIVORS IN THE WORKPLACE
Intended for HR directors, managers, and other workplace safety staff at corporations, foundations, and other workplaces, this 1-hour paid training session is designed to provide workplaces with actionable information on how to support survivors of gender-based violence: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Sexual Harassment in the workplace.
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Percent of Survivors Who Lost Their Jobs Due to Intimate Partner Violence
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Percent of Women Killed by a Domestic Partner or Relative in an Instance of Workplace Violence
The estimated lifetime cost of intimate partner violence was $103,767 per female victim and $23,414 per male victim, or a population economic burden of nearly $3.6 trillion.
Training Learning Objectives
- Understand the causes and types of gender-based & domestic violence and examine data on how it affects workplace performance and employee well-being.
- Gain practical skills to identify and respond to survivors in a trauma-informed and timely manner, centering confidentiality and safety.
- Understand laws supporting survivors in the workplace, and their legal rights.
- Apply the knowledge gained using interactive scenarios under the guidance of an expert.
- Sign up for technical assistance hours for deeper dives on the topics covered in the training or for systems and process support.
For pricing and other questions about the training, please contact Meher Rehman, Director of Capacity Building at mrehman@the-network.org.
