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 and we will add them to the list. To access a PDF version of this resource list, please click here.
> Useful Websites
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> Domestic Violence and the Workplace
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Useful Websites
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV)
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/
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
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
Click here 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/
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
- Sexual Harassment: It's About Power
- Spanish Version: Acoso Sexual: Lo que Usted y Su Unión Pueden Hacer al Respecto
Equal Rights Advocates
www.equalrights.org
Feminist Majority Foundation
www.feminist.org
Houston Area Women’s Center
www.hawc.org
- Sexual Assault in the Workplace fact sheet
- Sexual Harassment fact sheet
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
www.iowacasa.org
- Sexual Harassment statistics (fact sheet). Click here to download (first on list)
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
http://www.kcsdv.org/
- Spanish Version: Licencia Laboral para Atender Asuntos Relacionados con Violencia Doméstica y Sexual
Legal Momentum
www.legalmomentum.org
Equality Works Program:
- Harassment on the Job and Your Rights as a Woman
- A Tradeswoman’s Guide to Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment 2008
- Legal Resource Kit: Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/
- Social Influence: Workplaces (section in A Place to Start: A Resource Kit for Preventing Sexual Violence)
National Employment Law Project
www.nelp.org
National Partnership for Women and Families
www.nationalpartnership.org
- Know Your Rights. On the Road from Welfare to Work: Sexual Harassment
- Spanish Version: Conozca Sus Derechos: Acoso Sexual
New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault
www.njcasa.org/
Northwest Women’s Law Center
www.nwwlc.org
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (legal issues)
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
www.phrc.state.pa.us/
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
www.eeoc.gov/
- Sexual harassment information
Resources for Employers
Business Owner’s Toolkit
International Labour Office
www.ilo.org
- Sexual Harassment at Work: National and International Responses
One section of this document provides detailed information on writing appropriate sexual harassment policies.
Legal Momentum
www.legalmomentum.org
Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/
- Social Influence: Workplaces (section in A Place to Start: A Resource Kit for Preventing Sexual Violence)
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
www.phrc.state.pa.us/
Prevention Connection: The Violence Against Women Prevention Partnership
www.preventconnect.org
- Organizational Practices and Violence Against Women: Implications for Prevention (Slide Show Presentation)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
www.eeoc.gov/
- Questions & Answers for Small Employers on Employer Liability for Harassment by Supervisors
- EEOC Training Institute Workplace Harassment Issues Training Toolkit (note: requires purchase)
- EEOC Training Institute Workplace Harassment Issues Essential Guide (note: requires purchase)
- Sexual harassment information
U.S. Office on Personnel Management
www.opm.gov/
Facts and Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor - Women’s Bureau
http://www.dol.gov/wb/
Site has statistics on women in the workforce, broken down by various characteristics.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
www.eeoc.gov/
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace: Trends, Progress, and Continuing Challenges. A Report to the President and the Congress of the United States.
Domestic Violence and the Workplace
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
- A Guide for Employers: Domestic Violence in the Workplace (1999); $12
- Domestic Violence: Workplace Policies And Management Strategies
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- Domestic Violence: How Unions Can Help
- La Violencia Doméstica (Domestic Violence)
- Domestic Violence: An AFSCME Guide for Union Action
American Institute on Domestic Violence
Colorado Bar Association
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
- Did You Leave Your Job Because of Domestic Violence?
- Spanish Version: ¿Tuvo que abandonar su trabajo por ser víctima de violencia doméstica?
Legal Momentum
New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Peace@Work
www.peaceatwork.org
Safe@Work Coalition
www.safeatworkcoalition.org
General Workplace Violence
American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations
(AFL-CIO)
www.aflcio.org
American Society of Safety Engineers
www.asse.org
ASIS International
Canadian Initiative on Workplace Violence (CIWV)
http://www.workplaceviolence.ca/home.html
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
www.cdc.gov/niosh
Click on V for Violence under NIOSH Site Index.
U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Workplace Violence
- Training Materials on Workplace Violence
- Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care & Social Service Workers
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Workplace Violence in the Health Sector
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
