Tag: sexual harassment
Respect@Work Forum – 7 July 2022
The Respect@Work Council Forum was held on Thursday 7 July.
The Respect@Work Council was established in response to a key recommendation of the Australian Human...
‘What are you afraid of ScoMo?’: Australian women are angry — and the Morrison government needs to listen
Picture: AAP Image/Dave Hunt
Thousands of women are gathering in cities across the country, angry about the allegations of rape, sexual abuse and harassment emerging...
Sexual harassment claims are costly and complex – can this be fixed?
Image: Shuttlecock
The #MeToo movement has reminded us that sexual harassment has not gone away. The legal tools we’re using are not working and may...
Unwanted sexual attention plagues young women going out at night
For young women in Queensland, the risk of unwanted sexual
attention is high when they go out at night. vchalShutterstock
A disturbingly high proportion of...
Rocky Horror allegations throw a spotlight on acting boundaries, on and off stage
Craig McLachlan (centre),playing the role of Frank-N-Furter,
rehearses with the cast of the Rocky Horror Show in 2015. Paul Miller/AAP
Where do the boundaries lie between...
Bystanders often don’t intervene in sexual harassment – but should they?
Women are more likely to intervene than men
As the summer music festival season winds down, there has been much reflection on the spate...