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People who made a report or complaint about sexual harassment in the workplace
Measure: Proportion of people who experienced sexual harassment in the workplace (in the last 5 years), who made a formal report or complaint
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Baseline value
18%
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Latest value
18%in 2022
Last updated:
Interpretation
An increase in the proportion of people who report or make formal complaints about workplace sexual harassment will indicate a greater confidence and trust in workplaces to respond to sexual harassment.
This measure captures only a proportion of formal responses provided by systems and institutions, but it can provide useful context when monitoring how responses are changing across different areas over time. It is intended to complement data from other areas and is not intended to represent all systems and institutions.
Outcome: 1 Systems and institutions effectively support and protect people impacted by gender-based violence (GBV)
Sub-outcome: 1.5 Workplaces are safe from all forms of GBV and are actively preventing sexual harassment and discrimination
Indicator: Increased confidence by people to report sexual harassment and discrimination including racism
Baseline: 2022
Latest year: 2022
Data source: AHRC National survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
Source: DSS 2024.
For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.
Additional National Plan Outcomes data are available from the Data downloads page.
Time series
People who experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in the 5 years prior to the survey who made a formal report or complaint, 2018 and 2022
Year | Per cent |
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2018 | 17% |
2022 | 18% |
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Related material
See the related content in the AIHW Family, domestic and sexual violence website:
DSS (2024) Performance measurement plan, DSS, accessed 8 May 2024.
Related measures
See the related National Plan Outcomes measures:
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