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Workplaces with strategies in place targeting sexual harassment
Measure: Proportion of workplaces with strategies in place targeting sexual harassment
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Baseline value
98%
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Latest value
98%in 2022-23
Last updated:
Interpretation
An increase in the proportion of workplaces with strategies or policies in place targeting sexual harassment will indicate a greater commitment from employers to respond to sexual harassment when it occurs. Note, presence of a strategy or policy alone is not evidence of the implementation of best-practice responses targeting sexual harassment.
In addition, the proportion of workplaces with strategies or policies in place at baseline is high and is not expected to continue increasing over time. The purpose of this measure is to provide context, and to monitor and ensure this commitment from employers does not fall over time.
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 use of best practice for preventing and responding to bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace
Baseline: 2022–23
Latest year: 2022–23
Data source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency
Source: DSS 2024.
For information about how this measure is derived, please refer to the Technical specifications for National Plan Outcomes.
Time series
Workplaces with strategies targeting sexual harassment, 2015–16 and 2022–23
Year | Per cent |
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2015–16 | 97.7% |
2016–17 | 97.7% |
2017–18 | 97.9% |
2018–19 | 98.2% |
2019–20 | 98.6% |
2020–21 | 98.2% |
2021–22 | 98.3% |
2022–23 | 98.5% |
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Organisation characteristics
Organisation size
Workplaces with strategies targeting sexual harassment, by organisation size category, 2021–22 and 2022–23
Organisation size (number of people) | 2021–22 | 2022–23 (baseline) |
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<250 | 97.6% | 97.7% |
250–499 | 98.9% | 98.7% |
500–999 | 99.2% | 99.2% |
1000–4999 | 99.6% | 99.6% |
5000+ | 99.1% | 98.7% |
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
Industry
Workplaces with strategies targeting sexual harassment, by industry, 2021–22 and 2022–23
Industry | 2021–22 | 2022–23 (baseline) |
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Arts and Recreation Services | 100% | 100% |
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 100% | 100% |
Information Media and Telecommunications | 100% | 100% |
Mining | 100% | 100% |
Financial and Insurance Services | 100% | 99.4% |
Wholesale Trade | 98.8% | 98.9% |
Administrative and Support Services | 97.6% | 98.7% |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 98.7% | 98.7% |
Manufacturing | 98.8% | 98.6% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | 98.9% | 98.5% |
Retail Trade | 98.9% | 98.5% |
Accommodation and Food Services | 98.8% | 98.4% |
Education and Training | 97.4% | 97.9% |
Other Services | 97.7% | 97.7% |
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 100% | 97.7% |
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 96.8% | 97.2% |
Construction | 96.9% | 97.0% |
Public Administration and Safety | 100*% | 96.7% |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 94.1% | 95.8% |
For more information, see Data sources and technical notes.
*: calculated proportions are based on fewer than 20 events in the numerator and may be unstable.
Related material
See the related content in the AIHW Family, domestic and sexual violence website:
More information
DSS (2024) Performance measurement plan, DSS, accessed 8 May 2024.
Related measures
See the related National Plan Outcomes measures:
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