More Than Third of Female Lawyers Harassed at Work, Survey Shows
By Sam Skolnik, Bloomberg Law
More than a third of female lawyers have been sexually harassed at work, according to findings released by a legal research firm.
The total was actually 35 percent. Of that, 23 percent of women attorneys at law firms and working in-house received sexually suggestive comments, and 17 percent reported being subjected to inappropriate physical contact, according to data released by Acritas.
The findings published Nov. 28 support the view that the legal industry is still too complacent when it comes to stopping misconduct at work that harms mostly women. But 7 percent of male attorneys also said they’d been sexually harassed.
Sexual harassment allegations at several big firms have been made public in recent years, including an instance in which a Baker McKenzie partner lost his job in February after allegations that he had sexually assaulted a female associate at the firm.
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Workplace bullying survey finds high level of non-compliance
Workers Health & Safety Centre
A recent survey of almost 1,900 Canadians revealed many employers are ignoring reported incidents of workplace bullying.
A random phone survey, conducted in October, 2018 by polling firm Forum Research, found more than half of Canadians say they, a co-worker, or both have been bullied at work. For one in four of these bullied workers, they faced it on a daily basis. Another one in four reported facing bullying behaviour once a week.
Only half of those bullied reported the incident to their employer. In these instances, it was reported just one in three employers took action to address the bullying. Equally troubling, three-quarters of those surveyed stated the person bullying them did not face any consequences after it was reported.
Those who identified as disabled or from the LGBT+ community reported even higher levels of bullying. Older workers experienced bullying more often than their younger counter parts.
On a positive note, in instances where the employer took action to end the bullying, two-thirds reported the actions were effective.
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#METOO ONE YEAR LATER: HAS YOUR WORKPLACE CULTURE CHANGED?
by Kandia Johnson, Black Enterprise
About 10 years ago, Tarana Burke launched the Me Too movement—an anti-sexual assault initiative launched to support survivors of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. For a while, the movement quietly persisted But in 2017, multiple sexual assault and harassment allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein reignited the #MeToo movement and sparked chaos, conversation, and change across workplaces around the world.
To gain some insight into how the #MeToo movement has changed workplace culture, we interviewed Sarah Morgan, the senior human resources director for SafeStreetsUSA and founder of BuzzARooney L.L.C., a Human Resources Management, and leadership consulting company.
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