Sex discrimination commissioner calls for national action on harassment

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Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has called for a national approach to stamping out sexual harassment in the legal profession, amid calls for a new watchdog to investigate complaints about federal judges., said the inquiry did not set out to focus on any particular profession but "we got so many submissions ... that actually it was really clear there was something to be done in the legal profession".

A number of roles in the "small and connected" profession, such as law graduates working for a year as judge's associates, were also not permanent positions. Ms Jenkins said the profession needed to pull together at a national and industry-wide level, across courts, law firms, unions, and legal bodies such as the Law Council, to deliver a comprehensive response to harassment and cut out duplication.

 

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MWhitbourn Isn't that her job?

MWhitbourn Good luck with that.

MWhitbourn Fake commisioner wants some limelight. There is no sex discrimination in Australia. But do speak for Islamic countries, please 😐

MWhitbourn Fake commisioner wants some limelight. There is no sec discrimination in Australia. But do speak for Islamic countries, please.

MWhitbourn The Judiciary has failed all Australians by failing to protect basic standards of equality and acceptable behaviour.

MWhitbourn 'The inquiry heard 'the legal profession, like medicine, is characterised by entrenched hierarchies and marked power imbalances ... between colleagues' and this structure contributed to sexual harassment.'

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MWhitbourn isn’t that her job?

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