The results of the 2008 Sexual Harassment National Telephone Survey, released by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick today, show that sexual harassment remains a serious problem in workplaces, despite some improvement since 2003.

“With the unofficial commencement of Christmas party season on Melbourne Cup Day tomorrow, the findings of this research have particular resonance for employers and businesses,” Commissioner Broderick said.

The results of the survey show that in 2008, 22 per cent of women and 5 per cent of men have been sexually harassed in the workplace, compared to 28 per cent of women and 7 per cent of men when the research was last conducted, in 2003