Workplace sexual harassment in Australia: Project overview

There is increasing recognition across Australia of the prevalence and impacts of workplace sexual harassment. Despite this recognition, there is widespread acknowledgement that responses remain inadequate. The Australian Human Rights Commission (2020, p. 34) highlights that approaches ‘have failed to prevent and reduce workplace sexual harassment’. Recognising the critical gap in current knowledge, this project used a large national survey to build new knowledge on the prevention of, and early interventions for, workplace sexual harassment.

This project overview provides details on our national study, including the research aims, research design, and participant demographics.