News & Views Tasmania’s Women in Agriculture take on harassment & bullying in rural workplaces Tasmanian Women in Agriculture (TWiA) has issued a response: this week officially launching a series of practical guidance tools.
Business Swift action by boss following employee’s “vile” Tinder messages, is what we need to see more of A man has lost his job after he allegedly sent vile and sexist messages to a woman who rejected his advances on popular dating app, Tinder.
News & Views Building a future of work free from sexual harassment An unlikely collection of leaders and change agents came together in Sydney on Tuesday for a summit setting the agenda for action to end workplace sexual harassment.
News & Views When a judge calls out a ‘very grave example of sexual harassment’ In a recent case between the principal of a law firm & a former employee, Judge Varga’s decision makes clear that sexual harassment won’t be tolerated.
News & Views It’s time for leaders – not victims – to stamp out sexual harassment in workplaces The number of women who say they have experienced sexual harassment at work has increased from 2003 from 41 percent to 61 percent in 2018.
News & Views Men avoiding mentoring women is not the answer. On Q&A Liberal minister Karen Andrews advised men to protect themselves from misconduct allegations by avoiding mentoring women one-on-one.
News & Views More than 1 in 2 women have experienced sexual harassment at work: ACTU The ACTU says 61 per cent of women who have completed their survey have been sexually harassed at work, but less than half reported the incident.
Leadership Workplace gender diversity has stalled, new McKinsey research shows 2018 has been a year of stagnation on workplace gender diversity according to new US research–Women in the Workplace 2018– from McKinsey.
News & Views Not even men behaving badly gives women an equal shot at leadership Men behaving badly: A New York Times report indicates 201 prominent men in America have lost their jobs and less than half have been replaced by women.
News & Views What sparked #MeToo’s momentum? Women speaking out en masse. One year on from the latest #MeToo iteration Now Australia Executive Director Kristine Ziwica reflects on women using their voices to say enough is enough.
Business Sexual harassment must be prohibited under industrial law to drive real workplace change If we want to address sexual harassment we must treat it as a health and safety issue and explicitly outlaw it under industrial law.
News & Views New survey shows sexual harassment is rife, complaints are ignored & women fear for their jobs A new survey on workplace sexual harassment found that almost 75 percent of women who complained to their employer were not satisfied with the outcome.