Economic equality key to ending sexism and gendered violence
Jenkins said that sexual harassment is “widespread and pervasive”. “The data paints a comprehensive picture of the nature of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces. In the vast majority of cases, it is perpetrated by a man and in many cases; it is ongoing over an extended period,” she said. She pointed out that reporting on workplace sexual harassment continues to be low. “Only 17% of people who experienced sexual harassment at work in the last five years made a formal report or complaint about the harassment.” Power imbalance Women decide not to report sexual harassment ...
Source: greenleft.org.au