WomanACT_Literature Review_Intersections betewen employment and safety among racialized women

Key word searches were divided into the domains of employment and intimate partner violence; workplace domestic violence; trauma and employment; race and employment; and race and trauma. [...] Some studies have looked directly into the experience of survivors in entering employment and accessing career counselling (Davidson et al., 2012; Chronister et al., 2008) and at the impact of intimate partner violence on job instability and job loss (Riger and Staggs 2004; Tolman and Wang, 2005; Showalter, 2016). [...] Despite the growing research base, there is a lack of exploration on the impact of trauma on employment (Tarshis et al., 2021; Voth Schrag et al., 2019) and limited race analysis on the issues of intimate partner violence and trauma (Crowne et al., 2011; Chronister et al., 2008). [...] Intimate partner violence and employment status Literature examining the relationship between intimate partner violence and employment status generally looks at the survivors’ ability to work, the impact of intimate partner violence on job loss and the subsequent periods of job instability. [...] 10 DISCUSSION AND GAPS IDENTIFIED Although literature on intimate partner violence and employment has increased, there is a lack of research on the impact of trauma and race on survivor’s employment.