#SpeakingOut@Work: LGBTQ Young People’s Experiences of Sexual Harassment at Work
Join us for a webinar featuring Professor Kerry Robinson and Dr Cristyn Davis as they share findings from the #SpeakingOut@Work research. This session will unpack the unique experiences of LGBTQ young people facing sexual harassment in workplaces and training environments. Learn about the key challenges they encounter, the impacts of harassment, and practical recommendations to create safer, more inclusive workplaces. Register now to be part of this important conversation.
This presentation will provide a summary of the findings from the 2 year ANROWS funded research project on LGBTQ young people’s experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace and in workplace training. The discussion will cover prevalence, perpetrators, who experienced the sexual harassment, nature of experiences, responses to the behaviours, reporting, workplace mandatory training, and recommendations for addressing workplace sexual harassment.
Dr Cristyn Davies is a Senior Research Fellow in the Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney Clinical School, Children’s Hospital Westmead, NSW Australia, and an adjunct academic with the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University, Australia. She holds numerous leadership and governance positions: President of the Australian Association for Adolescent Health; co-chair of the Human Rights Council of Australia; co-convenor of the Public Health Association of Australia Child and Youth Health Special Interest Group; and co-convenor of the Research Committee of the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health. Dr Davies is an ambassador for Twenty10 Incorporating the Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service NSW. She has expertise in gender and sexuality, child and adolescent health, sexual and reproductive health, health education and comprehensive sexuality education, vaccination and vaccine delivery systems, knowledge translation and implementation science. Dr Davies has published widely in her areas of expertise. She is committed to using evidence-based research to close the gap between research and its translation into policy and practice.
Kerry H. Robinson is a distinguished professor in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University. Kerry’s research focuses on gender and gender diversity in childhood, gender equality, LGBTQ+ equality and health and wellbeing, sexual health, sexual citizenship, sexuality education, sexual harassment, and other gender and sexuality-based violence and its prevention. Kerry is currently leading an Australian Research Council Discovery (ARCD) grant (2024-2027) exploring gender diversity and gender affirmation in childhood, with perspectives from children, parents, allies, educators, and healthcare professionals. A recently completed ARC Discovery, titled Gender Matters, examined gender equality and equity in secondary schools.
📅 Date: Thursday, 3 April 2025
⏰ Time: 1.00pm-1.45pm AEDT
📍 Location: Online (Zoom link provided upon registration)
Staff, volunteers and delegates of LHA Full, Regular and Affiliate member organisations can attend free as part of their membership benefits. Please RSVP here.