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- General Material
October 2005
Occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities among women
Publisher(s):Findings indicate that homicide was the leading source of fatal workplace injuries for women, and that female murder victims were much more likely to have been killed by a family member than were male victims.
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- General Material
January 2005
Employment Discrimination Against Abused Women
Publisher(s):This document provides Q&A explaining legal definitions of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful discharge. Action steps involving possible legal remedies are briefly outlined.
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- General Material
January 2005
Intimate Partner Violence, Employment, and the Workplace
Publisher(s):This article is a literature review on violence against women and employment. It includes information on types of job interference tactics by perpetrators, employer responses and attitudes, consequences for employers, and survivor responses.
Available from: Contact the NRCDV at 1-800-537-2238; 1-800-553-2508 (TTY).
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- General Material
January 2005
Know Your Rights on Your Job: Workplace Discrimination Overview
Publisher(s):This document, in Q&A format, provides basic information on hiring discrimination, workplace safety, health care, language rights, wages and hours, joining a labor union and law enforcement actions.
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- Training Tools
January 2005
For an Economy that Works for All: A tool kit for advocates for low-wage workers - Part Two: Advocacy
Publisher(s):This tool kit includes data on low-wage workers, fact sheets on work and child poverty, reports on public perceptions of poor people and the economy, suggested messages, descriptions of framing, and a guide for journalists on how to talk about low-wage work.
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October 2004
Addressing Domestic Violence as a Barrier to Work: Building Collaborations between Domestic Violence Service Providers and Employment Services Agencies
Publisher(s):The report describes and recommends practices including collaboration, training, and screening/referral.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 2004
Economic Resource Connections for Battered Women: A Collaborative Community Approach
Publisher(s):This newsletter features Her Will, Inc. It describes their approach to establishing and maintaining resource connections for battered women and their families. A list of BCS papers on job opportunities and training for battered women is also included.
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- General Material
July 2004
Women at Work: Looking Behind the Numbers
Publisher(s):It includes statistics on women in the workplace as well as EEOC data on various forms of discrimination from FY1992 to FY2003.
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- General Material
July 2003
Domestic Violence by Police Officers: Concepts and Issues Paper
Publisher(s):The paper supports the Model Policy on Domestic Violence by Police Officers established by the IACP. This document conveys the philosophy and development of the policy along with implementation requirements.
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- General Material
July 2003
Domestic Violence by Police Officers Model Policy
Publisher(s):This policy establishes procedures for handling acts of domestic violence committed by police officers and for implementing prevention strategies.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
August 2002
Welfare and Domestic Violence Against Women: Lessons from Research
Publisher(s):This paper provides a summary of the research on the connections between poverty, public assistance, employment, and violence against women. Implications for working with battered women who receive TANF are discussed in detail.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
March 2002
Policy Blueprint on Domestic Violence and Poverty
Publisher(s):This paper offers a new and important tool for advocates working with domestic violence and poverty issues in single or multiple systems. It provides a straightforward framework for policy analysis and concrete policy implementation strategies.