Activity details
Amending the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 to include sexual harassment, harassment on the ground of sex or discrimination as a gender equality indicator, and expand requirements for employer reporting on this indicator.
This activity is part of a broader activity to create safer, respectful, and more equitable workplaces across Australia by providing $42.5 million to fully implement all 55 recommendations of the Respect@Work report.
Implementation progress update
The Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Commonwealth) was amended in 2023 to include 'sexual harassment, harassment on the ground of sex or discrimination' as a gender equality indicator. Questions focusing on actions employers are taking to prevent and respond to sexual harassment have been added to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's employer censuses. For more information see WGEA Gender Equality Scorecard | Latest results employer reporting and WGEA Commonwealth Public Sector Gender Equality Scorecard |WGEA.
More information
- Learn about the National Plan to End Violence against women and children 2022-2032.
- Read the First Action Plan 2023-2027.
- Browse the First Action Plan 2023-2027 Activities Addendum update.