Sexual Misconduct and Gender-based Discrimination at Work, 2020

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Sexual Misconduct and Gender-based Discrimination at Work, 2020

25% of women and 17% of men experienced sexual misconduct in their workplace in the previous year.

Sexual misconduct includes inappropriate behaviours such as:


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 Women and Men, calculated using Percent of workers units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Women Men
Percent of workers
Inappropriate communication 22 15
Sexually explicit materials 2 3
Physical contact or suggested sexual relations 12 4

Workplace sexual misconduct and gender-based discrimination can occur at the worksite or another location where people associated through work are present.

1 in 5 LGBTQ2+ workers experienced workplace discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

When asked whether their employer had given them information on how to identify workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault, 33% of women and 28% of men said “no”.

When asked whether their employer had given them information on how to report workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault, 32% of women and 26% of men said “no”.

When asked whether their employer had given them information on how to access resources for workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault confidentially, 34% of women and 28% of men said “no”.

82% of women and 87% of men agreed or strongly agreed that in their workplace, everyone has equal opportunities for advancement, regardless of their gender.

10% of women and 4% of men personally experienced gender-based discrimination at work.

Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct at Work, 2020.

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