KEY STATS*

In the past of of

women and of men have experienced sexual harassment at work. In the past

women and of men have experienced sexual harassment at work.

are more likely than those in other age groups to have experienced sexual harassment at work. made a formal report or complaint about workplace sexual harassment. Almost people who did were labelled a troublemaker were ostracised, victimised or ignored by colleagues or resigned culture, which became known as the

Set the Standard report.

Under immense pressure, the government finally delivered its response to the Respect@Work report in April, saying it accepted in full, in part or in principle 46 of the 55 recommendations. The other nine were “noted for further consideration”.

Despite this, when the bill passed in September, the government opted to legislate just six of the 55 recommendations, most notably not committing to the “positive duty” on employers to prevent sexual harassment from happening.

Isn’t this what women had risen up, spoken out and fought for? “It’s devastating to see an opportunity for positive change be denied for all the working women in this country,” Higgins said. “Cultural change comes from the top down. If the leadership of this country takes the issue seriously it’s more likely to be taken seriously by businesses across the country.”

Palmieri says, “This government has been very good at accepting that there is a problem, but then doing the bare minimum to effect change. If we really want to see the kind of cultural change that this avalanche of evidence has called for, then we have to go much further.”

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