Battered Women Syndrome: A Review from the Perspective of Working Women

Abstract

Women who are battered in the family or by intimate partner may experience the syndrome as a result of the abuse they are exposed to. This syndrome has been expressed as the battered woman syndrome. The battered woman syndrome negatively affects the daily lives of women, and it can also have negative consequences in business life for working women. situations such as a female employee's inability to focus on her job, decrease in performance, inability to reveal her full potential, and often absence can emerge as a result of battered woman syndrome. From this point of view, it is understood that violence against women is a problem that also affects business life. This situation can be presented as evidence for the argument that women will be unsuccessful in working life, especially in societies with gender-based role distribution. However, if it is revealed that the performance of the female employee in the workplace is caused by the violence she is exposed to, it will be possible to prevent such misjudgments. In this study, battered woman syndrome, which is based on sociological and legal foundations, is discussed in terms of business life. The aim of the study is to draw a conceptual framework regarding the battered woman syndrome and to give information about its reflections in business life. In the study, some suggestions were also developed for the measures that corporate managers can take for battered female employees.