News & Views The sexual harassment inquiry report is revolutionary The Human Rights Commission’s Sexual Harassment Inquiry, Respect@Work report’s 55 recommendations are revolutionary, Kristine Ziwica writes.
News & Views Three steps to stop workplace sexual harassment To limit sexual harassment, employers need to invest in prevention, have an effective complaints management function and provide ongoing support.
News & Views Sexual harassment is not a criminal offence & the impact for rideshare isn’t acceptable It seems lots of regulators draw a blank when trying to understand how it feels to be a woman passenger, writes rideshare founder of Shebah George McEncroe.
Soapbox Susan Anderson: Here are some of the ways Uber is addressing women’s safety Uber’s local boss Susan Anderson some of the strategies the ridesharing giant is pursuing to address women’s safety, especially since establishing an Uber Women’s Safety Forum.
News & Views ABC documentary identifies survivors of sexual assault without their consent A News.com.au & BuzzFeed Australia investigation has revealed 3 survivors of sexual assault were named & identified in an ABC documentary without consent.
News & Views UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson accused of groping a female reporter Charlotte Edwardes, a Sunday Times journalist, alleges that then Spectator editor Boris Johnson groped her inner thigh at a private lunch in 1999.
News & Views It was a chance to discuss women’s safety, instead women were silenced The PM said women should ‘contact the police’. At least one MP deleted comments about the safety of women from his Facebook page.
News & Views The PM telling women to ‘contact the police’ is not good enough. Leaders must act on sexual harassment allegations How many more women need to flay themselves publicly before leaders take action on sexual harassment in workplaces, Kristine Ziwica asks.
News & Views Kathryn Greiner: It’s time for quotas & Scott Morrison to act ‘Now is the time for organisational change and working out a strategy to encourage more women in the party,’ Kathryn Greiner says.
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 Three female musicians were either assaulted or harassed at their own gigs on the weekend Kira Puru, Alex The Astronaut & WAAX frontwoman Marie DeVita each took to social media to describe being either harassed or assaulted.
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.
