Is Intimate Partner Violence A Threat on Job Performance of Women in Pakistan?

The pressing issue of intimate partner violence against women that transmits its impact in generations, needs to be addressed on priority basis. The current study was designed to assess the impact of partner violence on women’s job performance in the milieu of Pakistan. The convenient sample of 100 married women, aged between 18 and 49(M= 39.66, SD=10.67)) years was selected from four cities (viz., Multan, Bahawalpur, Khanewal and Vehari) of southern Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected via demographic data sheet, Job Performance Survey, and the intimate partner violence was measured via Conflict Tactics Scale. The results of the Binary logistic model showed that emotional and physical violence along with household size, number of children below age of 5 significantly negatively impacted whereas, years of schooling of women and women’s income significantly positively impacted the likelihood of women ‘s job performance. The results have implications for all the organizations, where women work. When women do not show up their motivation for work and do not perform well at work, the administration should look at their negative circumstances at home and other demographics, before taking decisions to suspend them from their jobs.