Results for "Sexism at Work Survey"

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Having my body touched or commented upon by male colleagues.

Having how I look commented on repeatedly Being touched without being asked for consent

Experienced inappropriate behaviour from a senior member of staff.

Obscene language and intimate questions and physical touching

Being objectified in a sexual manner

I was sexually assaulted at work.

Being followed about the workplace by someone I considered creepy

Being evaluated by males in a sexual way

Being moved department for refusing to go to dinner with boss.

Comments made about my body while I am trying to work

Asking if i was wearing stockings in front of my pupils

I saw sexual harassment at a smal private company, in terms of one male colleague constantly harassing a female colleague - the three of us were on the same grade. He'd asked her out politely, fair enough; she politely declined and he just couldn't take no for an answer, not even when it got to 'no, fuck off!' screamed at him. He would stroke the back of her hair, or her shoulder, when he came into our office and call her honey and sweetie, though she told him not to. I told him to stop, it was making me feel very uncomfortable. The woman's mother, who was our manager (!!) told him to stop and still he couldn't. He only kept his job because they were underpaying him and no one else would have done it that well for that money

Just generally not being taken as seriously as male counterparts. Males being promoted over females.

Comments about my figure and other lewd comments regularly from senior men at the firm I worked at. When I was younger this used to make me extremely uncomfortable - whilst my male peers were judged on their job performance and ability rather than if the senior male staff wanted to sleep with them. Being asked to make the coffee in a meeting room full of men (including male subordinates of mine!) when I was chairing the meeting. Another meeting where a fellow male attendee asked me for a coffee (he assumed I was staff because I'm female). Another boss that used to make derogatory comments about women constantly. Oh the irony of him screaming at me that women are overemotional and no good in business. Really the list goes on and on over the years. I want better for today's young women.

A female manager with a mental health diagnosis who developed a delusional romantic attachment to me and harassed and stalked me by proxy after I resigned. Her decisions and behaviour had become more and more impulsive and irrational and she would fly into a narcissistic rage if these were questioned. In the eyes of her superiors she could do no wrong and they refused to take any concerns raised about her seriously.

I was sexually assaulted at my work place, when I informed my boss he told me that I must have misunderstood what happened.

Inappropriately touched

Subjected to an "initiation" by 4 men.

Purposely talking loudly about masturbation

In my first job, working as the only female in a workshop of 18 men I was told repeatedly some colleagues that I was wasting my time and should be at home cleaning and making babies. Others showed me explicit photos of naked women etc photos and made inappropriate sexual comments.

A male boss looking down my blouse , having my bum slapped and patted ...

Not directed at me but a pregnant colleague was told by her female manager that her maternity cover and future replacements would be male as they can’t get pregnant. Ohh and the female manager had two children but only took the minimum two weeks leave

Paid less than make peers and multiple counts of maternity discrimination

Unwanted sexual remarks

Being physically assaulted and verbally threatened

Groped by older men

Men not taking no for an answer when you turn them down and continuing to hassle you for months

Detrimental treatment

Someone making unwanted explicit comments

A boss once told me that he doesn't promote part timers

Gaslighted, by work colleagues as well as managers.

working in retail, being sexually harassed by a customer

Inappropriate touching

Social ostracism

Expected to be grateful for sexualised comments about my appearance

Unwanted physical advances

Inappropriate, irrelevant comments about my appearance, body and clothes. Being asked whether or not I am pregnant. Being told (during pregnancy) that I should wait until I am 'less hormonal' to make a decision.

Comments about my appearance, sexist or gendered comments about women more generally (mainly when working in service sector/bars and restaurants)

I once had my backside touched by one of the Managers. My snarl was enough to warn him off and I left it there,

Men trying to get too close and invading my personal space, cornering me and brushing up against me.

Bra pinging, grabbing of backside - years ago

being told my work wasn't good enough and being physically pushed off my chair by my male boss so he could take over

Lewd comments about my body and comments about what my boss would like to do to me

Being hugged, kissed and squeezed by men I don’t want to be anywhere near. Oh and if you question anything you must be on your period!

Sexual assult

sexual comments and touching

Touched up by a man old enough to be my father when I was 17.

My entire job is riddled with this!!!!

Had my breasts grabbed from behind whilst the perpetrator thrust his groin against me.

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A database of anonymous complaints that’s public so potential employees can see how much harassment etc there is in a particular company. Also an independent watchdog that monitors the use of NDA’s in severance and out of court settlements.

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I think this won't work without a quota for female (and other non-male) people. Companies should be forced to be transparent on their goals for equal opportunities throughout the whole company, especially high up. AllBright does great work on this in Germany, I think all their stuff is available in English.

Not promoting aggressive, misogynistic people into management positions, so perhaps more intensive screening including talking to that person's co-workers before promoting them.

Support for those who report - for instance, not forcing them to work alone with their harasser.

A scale of harassment/misogyny, some of which lead to a disciplinary - there is a big difference between the odd annoying remark and being followed or touched up.

Zero tolerance approach. No benefit of the doubt for offenders: always believe victims

More women in positions of power - we need to alter that power balance away from men and give young women positive role models. There are too many companies where a man (or men) feel quite comfortabke treating women badly on a scale from lewd comments and unequal treatment through to sexual assault. These men feel comfortable doing this while female staff suffer the stress of being subjected to this behaviour.

In some schools, students have to fill in a 4W form to take ownership of their behaviour. I believe even adults in the workplace could benefit from such a process. I also think regular group meetings whether same sex or with both genders mixed could help open up a dialogue and prevent harassment.

Stop using only female secretaries. Pay equal salaries.

Zero tolerance

a separate independent department outside of company hierarchy

I also think we need to start talking with kids both in the home and school. I really like the phrase gender equality begins in the home. What do kids learn of what happens at home is different to what they are being told elsewhere?

"References must contain details of any sexual harassment and sexism complaints", this may cause problems in law.

I think the recruitment process is important here. Actually an interview process could be quite telling and useful if a candidate is presented with various scenarios and then needs to explain in enough detail their response to it and what needs to happen. Eg.this could be a scenario about sexist or mysogynistic behaviour in the workplace.

The need to disclose the number of claims made against them for discrimination, even if settled outside of tribunal

Independent support for victims.

Fast and unequivocal action

Take more seriously as hard for victims conscious of creating waves at work if they complain, especially if there is an abuse of power

Annual refresher training, not just as part of induction but repeated. Also possibly annual departmental meetings to reinforce that this behaviour is not acceptable.

Follow up all complaints

Better reporting process, independent of own work unit/ area and local HR. (Eg a specific task force in each organisation). First time offenders compelled to become an anti-harassment trainer in their own work unit/area.

Compulsory feminist lessons for all employees and students

Treat sexist treatment of male staff equally to that if females. I have witnessed blatant sexist comments and behaviour by women to younger male staff that I, as a woman, have reported to management and not seen appropriate action taken.

Actively listening to the complainant without judging them.

A named person to whom all complaints can be made in confidence

active bystander training

Stop the macho culture of intimidatory middle class "positivity" which misdescribes white male privilege as "collegiality" and "safe pair of hands" means that middle class white men can bandy together to impose their prejudices on others

Promote more women to senior roles and pay all women the same as their male peers

Offering opportunities for promotion.

I'm concerned about the last idea above: I think this should be included in references, but only where complaints have been upheld. I know that many valid complaints are not upheld! But I still find it worrying that a complaint could be noted, even if it was not upheld (especially as I heard recently of a vexatious complaint from a serial male predator against his junior female colleague! This could be weaponised against women.)

Ensuring that training is intersectional, particularly when it comes to things like race, religion, age, disability and sexuality.

Believe people

Unconscious bias based around sex as well as race (which has been recently done in our work place) and regularly revisited

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have more women on every board, panel & room where decisions are being made. Make sure anti-sexism principles are considered when working on company policy

Listen to the complaint, understand the implications with empathy and act accordingly.

Fair employment strategy same pay for same job

Treat it like the gross misconduct that it is! A separate body to decide what is sexist and is not, with things being dealt with in house, things will just stay the same! It’s not like we don’t report it anyways, it’s just nothing gets done about it so we don’t bother anymore!

Please remember it affects all semester in all workplaces and should be part of the national curriculum to eradicate all prejudice and harassment from our society.

they should respond by sacking them

Laws and fines is found guilty

Listen and believe

They also need to address issues of racism and exclusion of people with disabilities.

The references option might be illegal if sexual harassment misogyny and sexist actions are not proven beyond doubt

Refresher courses every 12 months.

as i don't know how bad it is in this day as i never got a full time paid job after moving here in 1997. too many medical conditions)i cant say. the above seems to cover what happened to me plus the boss at that time sent them packing after hearing my side of things. as he spent a large part of each day in his office with clients he didnt hear anything they said or did, so he was up in arms when he realised how long it had been going on.

Guidance on what you should do to log/report issues. Communication to all staff repeatedly that it won’t be tolerated and how to report issues

Bystander training, and training on how to call out sexism directed at you

It starts at the top. Organisations need to lead by example.