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Corporations
In a 2002 survey of senior corporate executives, 91 percent said that domestic violence affects both the private and working lives of their employees. Men Stopping Violence (MSV) has worked with national corporations like UPS, and local businesses, like Small Business Services, to help management and employees gain a greater understanding of violence against women. Corporations and businesses benefit from working to end violence against women.
- Of the corporate security directors surveyed, 94 percent rank domestic violence as a high security problem at their company.
- The national health care costs of domestic violence are high, with direct medical and mental health care services for victims amounting to nearly $4.1 billion.
- Among women admitted to an emergency room for violence-related injuries, 37 percent were abused by an intimate partner.
- In one study of batterers, 41 percent had job performance problems and 48 percent had difficulty concentrating on the job as a result of their abusive behaviors.
- Of the women who experienced domestic violence, 37 percent reported that the abuse had an impact on their work in the form of lateness, missed work, keeping a job, or career promotions.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the annual cost of lost productivity due to domestic violence equals $727.8 million, with more than $7.9 million paid workdays lost each year.
MSV provides training for companies and businesses that is affordable, effective, and unique because it is offered by men. The organization has served on the faculty of the national "Violence in the Workplace" conference and continues to serve on the local "When Violence Goes to Work" conference hosted by the Partnership Against Domestic Violence.
All MSV training programs are tailored to meet the needs of the audience. For further information, please complete a training request form or contact Shelley Serdahely at 404.270.9894.
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