I’m getting an interesting amount of trolling for making this point from people who I doubt very much have taken any interest in the plight of abuse victims save to score bizarre points on twitter. https://twitter.com/isabelhardman/status/1299241096732717056

For those who don’t understand domestic abuse, going into work can be the only time a victim gets away from their abuser. It may be the only place other people see bruises and other warning signs and where a victim can make their first disclosure to someone else.

That’s why charities were so worried about abuse victims during lockdown, because they had nowhere to go and therefore were at much higher risk.

Of course we would rather the perpetrators stopped and that there were enough refuge spaces to keep victims safe when they manage to flee. But if you don’t understand how important the outside world is to an abuse victim then you need to do some more thinking.

Finally, abusers know the workplace is somewhere their victims are free from their control. Which is why so many of them stop their partners working, often under the guise of being “caring”. If we took the effort to understand dynamics of abuse then we’d help a lot more victims

But I do look forward to more lectures from people who don’t even have the courage to put their real names in their profiles, let alone do the work and fundraising that I’ve done for this sector over the past few years. Top work lads.

Anyone genuinely interested in the interaction between workplaces and domestic abuse survivors should read this. You’ll have colleagues who are being abused so it’s worth your while https://safelives.org.uk/knowledge-hub/resources-employers