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The pathways between female garment workers’ experience of violence and development of depressive symptoms

The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is high (54%) in Bangladesh. Moreover, female garment workers report higher rates of IPV and are also vulnerable to workplace violence (WPV). Experience of violence puts women at increased risk of developing depressive symptoms, which are related with low self-esteem, lower life satisfaction and lower productivity. To our knowledge, there has been no previous research on depression among female garment workers and its connections to IPV and WPV in Bangladesh. This paper aims to address this gap by studying the relationship of IPV, WPV and depression among female garment workers.

This study shows the pathways through which experience of IPV and WPV lead to development of depressive symptoms among female garment workers. The link between women’s ability to mobilize resources with self-esteem and work-related stress indicates the need for socio-economic empowerment of women and may suggest that combined intervention to address IPV and women’s empowerment could be successful in dealing with WPV and mental health. 

Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Assel Terlikbayeva, Columbia University, Kasachstan; Autor*in: Kausar Parvin, Mahfuz Al Mamun, Andrew Gibbs, Rachel Jewkes, Ruchira Tabassum Naved

Medienart: Hintergrundinformation

Erscheinungsjahr: 2018

Zielgruppe: Erwachsene

Sprache: Englisch

Bezug:  kostenfrei zur Ansicht

Suchbegriffe: sexuelle Belästigung, Frauen, Frauenrechte, Bangladesch, Missbrauch, Belästigung am Arbeitsplatz