Violence against women as a barrier to the effective realization of all human rights 2014, para. 35
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Intimate partner violence outside of the workplace also has a profound impact on the fulfilment of women's right to work. Domestic violence may also occur at work, where the workplace becomes a site of violence and associated behaviours. Partners seeking to coerce and control their female partners or ex-partners may stalk them at or around their workplaces and target them at work to increase their control over them and to compromise women's economic independence. Such violence increases absenteeism and reduces productivity and employee morale. Evidence indicates that women with a history of intimate partner violence have a more disrupted work history, are consequently on lower personal incomes, have to change jobs more often and are employed in higher numbers in casual and part-time work than women who have not experienced violence.
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences