The Australian Council of Trade Unions says that 61 per cent of women who have completed their survey have been sexually harassed at work, including through unwanted sexual attention and inappropriate…
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 from McKinsey. Women in the Workplace 2018 a study conducted in partnership with LeanIn.org drew on data f…
Not even men behaving badly gives women an equal shot at leadership
A New York Times report indicates that at least 201 prominent men in America have lost their jobs or roles after public allegations of sexual harassment since the Harvey Weinstein story broke the #MeT…
What sparked #MeToo’s momentum? Women speaking out en masse.
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the latest iteration of #MeToo, which was first initiated by activist Tarana Burke in 2006. It is not one year since women began speaking out about sexual h…
Sexual harassment must be prohibited under industrial law to drive real workplace change
It’s a year since the stories of now-disgraced Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein first began to hit the headlines. #MeToo spread like wildfire, fuelled by stories of lecherous bosses, creepy collea…
New survey shows sexual harassment is rife, complaints are ignored & women fear for their jobs
A new survey on workplace sexual harassment has found that almost 75 percent of Australian women who complained to their employer were not satisfied with the outcome, with more than one in three sayin…
Harassed, abused, assaulted at work? We all have stories & it’s time they’re told
I had dinner recently with a group of friends when someone confessed she was feeling increasingly angry about something that had happened at work a few years ago. She is married to a friend of mine an…
Post #MeToo: More women demand raises and companies enforce ‘love contracts’
The #MeToo movement has widely been described as a reckoning after an unprecedented number of women globally, exposed stories of sexual harassment and abuse in light of allegations against Hollywood m…
“Stop shagging men, Sarah”: David Leyonhjelm confirms status as inspiring statesman
“You should stop shagging men, Sarah,” Senator David Leyonhjelm helpfully advised his colleague Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young across the chamber on Thursday. Is there a more inspiring …
Kate Jenkins to lead a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace
The federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins will lead a national inquiry into sexual harassment in the workplace. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning by the Human Rights Commis…
