Workshop for Business Against Domestic Violence Guidelines

The Workshop for Business Against Domestic Violence Policy Development and Implementation Guide Draft Assessment was held at the Sabancı Center on November 4, 2015 as part of the "Business Against Domestic Violence" Project of the Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum.

41 delegates from 30 institutions took part. Introductory remarks were delivered by Corporate Governance Forum Director Melsa Ararat. Melsa Ararat said, “We aim to ensure that woman employees and companies are not affected by domestic violence and policies are developed without injustice to women." Speaking on the workshop agenda, Melsa Ararat said that the Guideline would be revealed to the public on December 15, 2015.

Ayşe Yüksel from the Sabancı University Gender and Women's Studies Forum as well as representatives from the UN Population Fund, TÜSİAD and participating companies reviewed the draft guideline and submitted their recommendations.