Workplace technology-facilitated sexual harassment
(WTFSH) involves unwelcome and/or threatening
sexual conduct using mobile, online and other digital
technologies in a workplace context. While much is known about the extent of sexual
harassment victimisation, there has been little research
on WTFSH specifically. The limited available literature
indicates that WTFSH is prevalent and growing,
with young people and women particularly at risk of
victimisation (AHRC, 2022; Adams et al., 2019). What
is notably lacking in Australian research and policy is
knowledge of the behaviours, characteristics and specific
drivers of WTFSH perpetration and how industry
(employers, technology platforms and government) might
better prevent, detect and respond to WTFSH, especially
given the increasingly digital nature of workplaces
and workplace communications in a post-pandemic
environment. This project responds directly to these
substantial research and policy gaps and is the first mixed
methods study to examine WTFSH in Australia.
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