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gender
violence
ration was getting complicated and for her
a divorce was something that you really had
to think about.
Now she remembered when she had been
on sick leave the year before, her sad ex-
pression, the fact that she limped for more
than one week and that she just assumed
that this really nothing serious, just the nor-
mal signs of ageing. Everything had hap-
pened sort of on the side, after all, these
were personal matters and the company
and she, for that matter, had no reason to
become involved in this situation.
The fact was that she knew; you could
learn about it in the corridors, hear the vei-
led remarks of female colleagues that after
the hellish situation of a broken couple, she
was going through the purgatory of a diffi-
cult separation. But, wasn’t this the same
case as hers? It wasn’t that difficult, and
she had told her many times: “it wasn’t that
difficult for me, I really don’t understand
how you make it so complicated. Leave
him and live your life”.
Sometimes, with some colleagues from the
sales department, she herself had been
ironic: “you know, there are some who just
like to be treated badly”, “as I said, the wor-
se, the better”, “he must be giving her so-
mething for her not to get away..:”. When
she had not assented with a smile, she
would add another ironic remark: “we’re
not all like that. Look at me, nobody can
break me”.
As if breaking somebody was something
somebody would expect to experience.
When she arrived at the hospital, she
suddenly found the answer to the ques-
tion that she had used to exorcise so many
thoughts: she was not the company, that’s
true, but she was her colleague and, as
such, she could have done more than just
try to avoid an uncomfortable conversation
or a difficult situation.
At the desk in the emergency room, they
asked her to wait and this exasperated her
even more, although in her mid she thought:
“you’re in a hurry now, after waiting for so
many years, what for?
Don’t let it happen,
everybody against
gender violence
CERO
DlEClSElS
FCC is committed to the fight against gen-
der violence and this is why we want to re-
mind everyone who works with us that they
should be on the lookout for any sign of vio-
lence against women, regardless of where
we work.
The Human Resources Department,
through the Equality and Diversity Manage-
ment team, continues to promote and en-
courage measures aimed at greater equali-
ty and against the social scourge of gender
violence.
We are convinced that equality is not just
a right; it is the best antidote against gen-
der violence. We do not want to merely de-
nounce it; we want to contribute to raising
society’s awareness on this issue and to
have everyone at FCC become involved in
achieving the goal of incorporating women
who have been victims of gender violence
in the workforce.
We would like to echo the words of the Mi-
nistry of Health, Social Policy and Equality
campaign: Don’t Allow. We are certain that
thanks to the efforts and solidarity of all who
make up FCC, we will improve the wellbeing
of our society and reaffirm our commitment
to the communities that we serve.