More than one - third of women in STEM positions (36 %)
consider sexual harassment in their workplace to be at least a small problem, with 28 % of men saying the same.
Not exact matches
If similar comments were made
in the
workplace «it could be
considered sexual harassment, and the employer could be held liable,» she said.
Coles said it's made her
consider not only issues of
sexual violence, but all forms of
harassment or silencing of voices that can happen
in or be rooted
in the
workplace.
All businesses
in New York City that employ at least 15 people may soon be required to conduct training to prevent
sexual harassment, a proposal that is part of a raft of legislation being
considered next week by the City Council to address
workplace conduct.
Flirty comments and emails, comments on personal social media walls, jokes that can be
considered sexist, and behavior that could be interpreted as
sexual harassment are more common
in the
workplace than we might think.
In particular, company retreats and parties will be
considered to be the «
workplace» when dealing with allegations of
sexual harassment.
As part of their risk assessment process, employers should also
consider whether and what steps they've taken to mitigate their financial exposure
in the event of a
workplace sexual harassment or violence claim against it.
These challenges are far reaching and include cybersecurity and privacy, infrastructure, legalization of cannabis, failure to
consider Aboriginal and treaty rights, tax reform, trade agreements and cross-border commerce,
sexual harassment in the
workplace, environment and climate change, and class actions.