Workplace Sexual Violence Resource List

The following resources cover a range of issues related to sexual violence at work. If you know of other useful resources, please email resources@nsvrc.org [1]and we will add them to the list. To access a PDF version of this resource list, please click here. [2]

> Useful Websites [3]
> Resources for Employees [4]
> Resources for Employers [5]
> Facts and Statistics [6]
> Domestic Violence and the Workplace [7]
> General Workplace Violence [8]

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Useful Websites

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV)
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/ [10]
A research program of the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Click on the CSPV Databases tab and you can search for workplace violence-related research articles, successful programs, evaluation tools, materials, and more.

Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
www.caepv.org [11]
While CAEPV focuses on intimate partner violence, their website provides articles, research findings, best practices, and other information on a wide variety of workplace sexual violence issues. Browse resources under the Get Information tab.

Family Violence Prevention Fund
www.endabuse.org [12]
Click here [13] for the section of the website focused on violence against women in the workplace.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S. Department of Justice)
http://www.ncjrs.gov/ [14]
NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. Search A-Z Topics for Violent Crime, keyword within topic Rape and Sexual Assault, for extensive resources on a variety of sexual violence topics.

Resources for Employees

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
www.afscme.org [15]

Sexual Harassment: It's About Power [16]
Spanish Version: Acoso Sexual: Lo que Usted y Su Unión Pueden Hacer al Respecto [17]

Equal Rights Advocates
www.equalrights.org [18]

Know Your Rights: Sexual Harassment At Work [19] webpage

Feminist Majority Foundation
www.feminist.org [20]

What to Do if You or Someone You Know is Sexually Harassed [21]

Houston Area Women’s Center
www.hawc.org [22]

Sexual Assault in the Workplace [23] fact sheet
Sexual Harassment [24] fact sheet

Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
www.iowacasa.org [25]

Sexual Harassment statistics (fact sheet). Click here [26] to download (first on list)

Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
http://www.kcsdv.org/ [27]

Taking Time Off from Work to Address Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues [28]

Spanish Version: Licencia Laboral para Atender Asuntos Relacionados con Violencia Doméstica y Sexual [29]

Legal Momentum
www.legalmomentum.org [30]
Equality Works Program:

Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/ [34]

Social Influence: Workplaces [35] (section in A Place to Start: A Resource Kit for Preventing Sexual Violence [36])

National Employment Law Project
www.nelp.org [37]

Taking Time Off Your Job for Family or Health Reasons [38]

National Partnership for Women and Families
www.nationalpartnership.org [39]

Know Your Rights. On the Road from Welfare to Work: Sexual Harassment [40]
Spanish Version: Conozca Sus Derechos: Acoso Sexual [41]

New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault
www.njcasa.org/ [42]

Sexual Harassment: A Guide about Sexual Harassment in the Workplace [43]

Northwest Women’s Law Center
www.nwwlc.org [44]

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace [45] (legal issues)

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
www.phrc.state.pa.us/ [46]

Sexual Harassment Tip Sheet [47]

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
www.eeoc.gov/ [48]

Sexual harassment [49] information

Resources for Employers

Business Owner’s Toolkit

Sample Workplace Sexual Harassment Policies [50]

International Labour Office
www.ilo.org [51]

Sexual Harassment at Work: National and International Responses [52]
One section of this document provides detailed information on writing appropriate sexual harassment policies.

Legal Momentum
www.legalmomentum.org [30]

Domestic and Sexual Violence Policy [53]

Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/ [34]

Social Influence: Workplaces [35] (section in A Place to Start: A Resource Kit for Preventing Sexual Violence [36])

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
www.phrc.state.pa.us/ [46]

It’s Not a Question of Sex. It’s an Abuse of Power [47] (Sexual Harassment fact sheet) [47]

Prevention Connection: The Violence Against Women Prevention Partnership
www.preventconnect.org [54]

Organizational Practices and Violence Against Women: Implications for Prevention (Slide Show Presentation) [55]

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
www.eeoc.gov/ [48]

Questions & Answers for Small Employers on Employer Liability for Harassment by Supervisors [56]
EEOC Training Institute Workplace Harassment Issues Training Toolkit [57] (note: requires purchase)
EEOC Training Institute Workplace Harassment Issues Essential Guide [58] (note: requires purchase)
Sexual harassment [49] information

U.S. Office on Personnel Management
www.opm.gov/ [59]

Dealing with Workplace Violence: A Guide for Agency Planners [60]

Facts and Statistics

U.S. Department of Labor - Women’s Bureau
http://www.dol.gov/wb/ [61]
Site has statistics on women in the workforce, broken down by various characteristics.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
www.eeoc.gov/ [48]

Sexual Harassment Charges EEOC & FEPAs Combined: FY 1997 - FY 2008 [62]

U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace: Trends, Progress, and Continuing Challenges [63]. A Report to the President and the Congress of the United States. [63]

Domestic Violence and the Workplace

American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Domestic Violence: How Unions Can Help [66]
La Violencia Doméstica [67] (Domestic Violence)
Domestic Violence: An AFSCME Guide for Union Action [68]

American Institute on Domestic Violence

Workplace Power and Control Wheel [69]

Colorado Bar Association

Domestic Violence: Make It Your Business [70] campaign

Family Violence Prevention Fund

The Business Case for Domestic Violence Programs in Health Care Settings [71]

Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence

Did You Leave Your Job Because of Domestic Violence? [72]
Spanish Version: ¿Tuvo que abandonar su trabajo por ser víctima de violencia doméstica? [73]

Legal Momentum

Creating Solutions, Creating Change: A Guide For Employers [74].

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Domestic Violence in the Workplace [75]

Peace@Work [76]
www.peaceatwork.org [77]

Safe@Work [78] Coalition
www.safeatworkcoalition.org [79]

General Workplace Violence

American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations
(AFL-CIO)
www.aflcio.org [80]

Violence Against Women in the Workplace [81]

American Society of Safety Engineers
www.asse.org [82]

2004 Workplace Violence Survey & White Paper May 2004 [83]

ASIS International

Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Guideline (2005) [84]

Canadian Initiative on Workplace Violence (CIWV)
http://www.workplaceviolence.ca/home.html [85]

Guidelines for the Corporate Policy Statement (on workplace violence prevention) [86]

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Workplace Violence Prevention Resources- A Comprehensive Guide for Employers and Employees [87]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
www.cdc.gov/niosh [88]
Click on V for Violence under NIOSH Site Index.

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Workplace Violence [89]

World Health Organization (WHO)

Workplace Violence in the Health Sector [92]
WHO in collaboration with International Labour Office (ILO), the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and Public Services International (PSI) Joint Programme on Workplace Violence in the Health Sector.

Workplace Violence Research Institute

Workplace Violence: An Employer’s Guide to [93] Preventing Violence in the Workplace [94]

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