Unnoticed Harassment,
Reactive Research,
Scottish Workplace Environment
Brief
Reports in the media suggested workplace harassment was going largely ignored. Our research explored further and focused particularly on the Scottish workplace environment.
Research
Our research aimed to understand how widespread incidences of harassment were and to analyse impact in Scotland’s workplaces.
Highlight issue,
Impact,
Inadequate action.
Heavy Media Coverage,
Herald Scotland,
BBC Radio Scotland Drive Time
Outcome
Results revealed a large number of women in Scotland had experienced some form of workplace harassment, including sexual harassment. We also uncovered that a large portion of the population had witnessed acts of harassment yet failed to intervene.
The results led to heavy media coverage in the Scottish press including front pages on Herald Scotland and interviews on BBC Radio Scotland’s Drive Time.