UNDERSANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF NURSING IN HEALTH CARE SECTOR

Abstract

Thispresentarticleworkattemptsatanevaluationofphysical violenceofwomen at workplace in organized
and unorganized sectors in Bareilly district. The statistics that nearly 6 out of 10 in organized sector
and 7 out of 10 in unorganized sector were found to be victims due to any one form of physical
violence, showed the high risk of physical violence to the women at workplace. It is found that
women employed in all spheres of employment are exposed to the risk of physical violence. High rate
ofphysical violencevictimizationisfedbychieflypoorreportingofvictimizationamongvictims, lack of
awareness of victims ‘that physical violence at workplace as a crime’, lack of
awarenessofSupremeCourt’sGuidelinesforpreventionofphysical violenceandfailure on the part of the
employers to constitute a Complaints Committee at their workplace as per the Supreme Court’s
Guidelines.