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Sexual harassment an ‘open secret’ in Victoria’s legal profession, report finds
Sexual harassment in Victoria’s legal profession is an ‘”open secret” and the silence surrounding the behaviour is perpetuated by power inequalities in the court setting, a new report has found.
Key points:
- The report by Helen Szoke found sexual harassment was frequently perpetrated by barristers
- There were significant obstacles in reporting harassment in the courts
- Almost two-thirds of women experienced sexual harassment in the workplace
The review was commissioned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations made against now-retired High Court judge Dyson Heydon and initiated by former Victorian attorney-general Jill Hennessy and Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Ferguson.
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