New Online Resource Available for Young Women
A new interactive online tool ‘My Work Rights’ has been launched raising awareness among young women about discrimination.
The tool was developed in response to research by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, which revealed that more than a third of Victorian young women have been discriminated against at work and a third have been sexually harassed.
“While we already knew that lots of young women encounter sexual harassment and discrimination at work, we were also worried by the fact that almost one in five didn’t know whether they had experienced discrimination – which begs the question of whether they recognise discriminatory behaviour,” Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Helen Szoke said.
My Work Rights offers advice and information designed to support and guide young women who experience sexual harassment, discrimination or victimisation at work.
The tool uses a range of methods – such a ‘Fakebook’ profile, an animated instant message conversation, a graphic novel and an email exchange – to illustrate what harassment, discrimination and victimisation look like.
“My Work Rights offers exactly the sort of advice you’d hope a parent or friend would offer a young woman who had experienced these incredibly harmful situations themselves,” Dr Szoke said.