Conjugal Brutality and Women’s Productivity in Formal Organizations in Nigeria

Abstract

The lives and bodies of women tend to have been the unacknowledged casualties of men for a long time. As a result of violence perpetrated against them, their workplace productivity has decreased over time. The study's purpose is to evaluate, from a sociological perspective, the consequences of violence on women’s productivity in contemporary Nigerian society.  This study reveals that violence against women disrupts women’s lives, destroys their health, undermines their confidence, takes away their psychological sense of esteem, and undermines their full participation in social life. Essentially, violence against women lessens the woman’s productivity. Based on this, the study concludes that since women represent an important population group in Nigeria, there is an urgent need to address marital violence against them, particularly those in the formal sector of the economy because they make meaningful contributions to the overall labour force and general societal well-being of all and sundry.