Women don't speak up over workplace harassment because no one hears them if they do
- Written by Lisa Heap, Adjunct Professor at Institute of Religion, Politics and Society, Australian Catholic University
Women are not reporting workplace harassment even when the behaviour is clearly out of bounds.Shutterstock
There are good reasons why those experiencing sexual harassment – particularly in the workplace – don’t report it at the time it occurs. To do so is likely to result in ostracism, exclusion, career suicide or a direct threat...
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