Women in Hospitality Expected to Manage Workplace Harassment and Gender-Based Violence

Gender-based violence and sexual harassment continues to be a pervasive problem within the hospitality industry. A new report from the University of Newcastle finds women and gender-diverse workers are bearing the brunt of managing and responding to harassment and violence in the workplace.

The Wire’s Mary-Kate Hannagan spoke to Dr Julia Coffey, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The University of Newcastle, and co-author of the report, to chat about the research and the recommendations for industry and government moving forward. 

To find out more, you can access the report via this link: https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/uon:51108

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Produced By: Mary-Kate Hannagan

Featured In Story: Dr Julia Coffey, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at The University of Newcastle

First aired on The Wire, Monday 4 September 2023