What is sexual harassment?

Workplace sexual harassment has historically been under-reported as a result of:
- victims' fears of reprisals or escalation
- complainants fearing that they won't be believed
- a working environment that appears to condone sexual harassment
- inadequate responses by organisations when they do receive reports of sexual harassment.

Real cultural change in the workplace doesn't come from top-down directives. It comes from people at every level making a conscious effort to challenge behaviours that are unacceptable - both their own and those of others.

People who are in positions of official (or unofficial) influence in the organisation have a vital role to play, both in calling out unacceptable behaviours and attitudes and setting a positive example through their own behaviour.