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Download our Sexual Harassment Report  
 
If you couldn’t make it to the event, you can watch a recording here. 

Our report marked the very first time finance workers were given the opportunity to detail their experiences of sexual harassment, and the revelations are not pretty. 

It highlights the inconsistencies between risk assessments undertaken by employers in the finance sector and the kinds of sexual harassment workers are subjected to. It’s clear that finance workers have not been provided with effective education about the sort of behaviour that constitutes sexual harassment and that when harassment occurs, they have little faith in corporate reporting systems.

We know gender inequality and power imbalances underline the cultural norms that allow sexual harassment to occur and go unchallenged. Gender pay gap data released this week highlights this imbalance in the finance industry.

Something needs to change. We need to hold our employers accountable for taking the steps required by law to eliminate sexual harassment because even one case is one too many. 

Find out more about what you can do to make your workplace more equitable on our campaign page. 

International Women’s Day 

International Women’s Day is coming up on Friday 8 March and this year’s theme is to ‘Count her in: Invest in women. Accelerate progress’.

Women’s economic empowerment is central to a gender equal world. When women are given equal opportunities to earn, learn and lead – entire communities thrive.

In the lead up to and around IWD, events and marches are taking place across the country in celebration – join for your local event. 

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