Workplaces provide an opportunity to reach a large section of the population as they have almost universal reach across all employed people in Australia. This is a diverse setting and includes employment sectors with large migrant and refugee workforces, male- and female-dominated sectors and rural and remote workplaces.
Violence, harassment and sexism all occur in workplaces. Violence that occurs elsewhere can also have impacts in the workplace. Workplaces can play a part in influencing the attitudes, behaviours, social norms and structures that allow violence to occur.
Whether intended or not, workplace policies and practices can also perpetuate gender inequality, such as through biased recruitment processes, the underrepresentation of women in senior roles, and leave and return to work provisions.
Workplaces can play a part in influencing the attitudes, behaviours, social norms and structures that allow violence to occur.
Workplaces provide an opportunity to reach a large section of the population as they have almost universal reach across all employed people in Australia. This is a diverse setting and includes employment sectors with large migrant and refugee workforces, male-dominated sectors and rural and remote workplaces.