INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT AND SAFETY AMONGST RACIALIZED WOMEN IN TORONTO

ABOUT THE PROJECT The Intersections Between Employment and Safety Among Racialized Women project seeks to understand the experiences of racialized women in employment who have experienced gender-based violence. [...] Impact of trauma: Most service providers identified a lack of confidence and low self-esteem as a barrier for racialized survivors to enter into the job market. [...] For example, feelings of shame because of the abuse and/or experiences of racism, fear of the abuse, and fear of disclosing the abuse. [...] 04 HOW DID SERVICE PROVIDERS RANK THE EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT NEEDS OF RACIALIZED WOMEN? Service providers were asked to rank the support needs of racialized survivors in employment from a list of practical, structural and employment supports. [...] They supported the employee to engage in safety planning including managing the risk to the employee when the abuser showed up at the workplace, additionally they found another branch location for the employee that was a safer option.