“Companies who employ more women in senior roles are much more likely to dismiss men accused of sexually or physically abusing their colleagues, according to analysis of international and UK data.”

“Men were more likely to get sacked for abusing a male colleague rather than a female colleague, according to a recent Finnish study, cited in research about the economic impact of violence against women and girls gathered by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).”

“In female-managed organisations (those with a higher than average number of women in high-earning positions) were 'significantly more likely to dismiss perpetrators', while male-managed ones were more likely to see the victim of abuse leave the company.”

“Women who are sexually or physically assaulted at work experience a major hit to their careers, 'including job loss, reduced hours and lower income'.”

“Women who report rape specifically take a significant and lasting impact to their economic wellbeing, according to one Finnish study, based on police and social data.”

“In areas where more police reports of rape led to a court case, the economic impacts on victims were smaller.”

“The IFS also looked at recent studies from the UK, which found that female unemployment increases the risk of domestic abuse, leading the authors to state 'financial dependence heightens vulnerability, and demonstrates the impacts that economic conditions – and economic policy – can have on gender-based violence'.”

“The study also gathered data about the impact of policing on outcomes for victims of domestic abuse, which it said showed 'that arrest has a strong deterrent effect on (potential) offenders', and suggested that 'lowering the threshold for arrest would reduce the amount of domestic violence'.”