Agrilinks discusses the statistics on the prevalence of gender-based violence in agricultural industries in Ecuador, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. The report further breaks down contributing factors such as a female’s age, level of literacy, and language proficiency as well as
Women, Work, and Harassment
This infographic features statistics from 2009 surveys, conducted by ASISTA, regarding workplace violence at meatpacking plants in Iowa. The majority of the women interviewed reported that colleagues or bosses commented on their bodies, experienced at least one form of sexual
Women's Activism Bears Fruit: Landmark Victory for Farm Workers in Mexico
Women Across Frontiers delves into the backstory of a March 2015 strike led by field workers demanding higher pay, increased access to healthcare, and an end to the harassment of female workers. Contributing factors to the lack of legal change
Women's Issues
This report by the America-based National Farm Worker Ministry includes statistics on the exploitation of women in the agriculture field and discusses how female farmworkers’ vulnerabilities are higher than that of men. Familial responsibilities exacerbate women’s need for employment and
Women’s Work in Agribusinesses and Gender-Based Violence: What Do We Know?
Agrilinks discusses the statistics on the prevalence of gender-based violence in agricultural industries in Ecuador, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. The report further breaks down contributing factors such as a female’s age, level of literacy, and language proficiency as well as
Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
Thematic analysis: eliminating discrimination against women in political and public life with a focus on political transition There have been decades of effort in increasing women’s political participation. This has taken the shape of CEDAW’s Article 7 and 8, the
Working in Fear: Sexual Violence Against Women Farmworkers in the United States
Research on sexual violence amongst female farmworkers is sparse, regardless of extremely high rates of sexual violence they face in work. This report draws on the undocumented workers who make up a majority of the farmworkers, as well as the
Working Without Fear
This report serves to elaborate how the effects of stalking do impact the workplace. Targeting both employees and employers, the document provides way to address and approach situations of stalking.
Workplace Violence Against Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study
“Workplace violence has a notable impact on nursing staff, not only disrupting the normal medical care order but also dampening their enthusiasm and facilitating both the intention to leave and emotional exhaustion. This makes it important for nurse leaders to
Workplace violence against nurses in the emergency departments of three hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional survey
“Violence in healthcare systems is one of the most common forms of workplace violence. The Emergency Nurses Association in The United states reported that workplace violence in the healthcare setting is 3.8 times higher than all private industry, and that
Workplace Violence against Nurses: Provincial Data from Iran
“Workplace violence against female nurses is a significant and increasing problem. This study aimed to investigate workplace violence against female nurses in three general hospitals of Ilam (Western Iran) and identify factors influencing its incident. Our results revealed a high