Eqties Article Domestic Abuse - Doc GLBAL
Eqties Article Domestic Abuse - Doc GLBAL
Mariama Grant
The first international human rights instrument to tackle violence against women
was the UN declaration in 1992.
The CAADV in the UK is based on the successful US organization CAEPV and was
launched in 2005 by the Home Secretary and taken forward by Baronness Scotland.
It comprises a group of UK companies and organizations including the NHS working
together to tackle domestic abuse. The UK and the USA signed a memorandum of
understanding, committing to work together as partners.
In the UK this phenomenon costs British business not less than £.2.7 billion a year.
This issue is part of a much wider one of discrimination in the workplace across
many communities. In the UK the public sector maintains a pioneering role in
addressing discrimination. With the changing demographic, diversity is set to
increase markedly over the next decade with communities becoming more diverse.
The need for an ever more sophisticated approach to tackle issues is urgent. In the
UK the development of Equalities and Diversity work underpinned by increasing
levels of legislation has ushered in new thinking and resulted in significant
improvements in service provision. It continues to be an area of growth and
development with interesting developments being observed in other countries. This
issue is global with countries having many different circumstances but all needing
to deal with the business of change in the way work is done.
-To recognize and raise awareness of the workplace as a place where domestic
abuse plays out
-Join a campaign group, network or other group that seeks to address domestic
abuse
-To contribute the Goldwaters Group online magazine on the issue and workplace
safety