Table 2
Inappropriate sexualized or discriminatory behaviours personally experienced in the workplace in the past 12 months, by gender and types of behaviour, 2020


Table 2
Inappropriate sexualized or discriminatory behaviours personally experienced in the workplace in the past 12 months, by gender and types of behaviour, 2020
Table summary
This table displays the results of Inappropriate sexualized or discriminatory behaviours personally experienced in the workplace in the past 12 months. The information is grouped by Type of behaviour personally experienced (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of behaviour personally experienced WomenTable 2 Note † Men TotalTable 2 Note 1
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Total inappropriate sexualized or discriminatory behaviours 28 26 30 18Note * 16 20 23 22 24
Total inappropriate sexualized behaviours 25 23 27 17Note * 15 18 21 20 22
Inappropriate verbal or non-verbal communication 22 20 23 15Note * 13 16 18 17 19
Sexual jokes 16 14 17 12Note * 10 13 14 13 15
Unwanted sexual attention 12 10 13 2Note * 2 3 7 6 8
Inappropriate sexual comments 9 8 11 4Note * 3 5 7 6 7
Inappropriate discussion about sex life 9 8 11 6Note * 5 7 8 7 9
Sexually explicit materials 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 3
Displaying, showing, or sending sexually explicit messages or materials 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 3
Taking or posting inappropriate or sexually suggestive photos or videos of any co-worker without consent Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Physical contact or suggested sexual relations 12 11 13 4Note * 3 5 8 7 9
Indecent exposure or inappropriate display of body parts 1 1 2 1Note * 1 1 1 1 1
Repeated pressure from the same person for dates or sexual relations 3 2 4 1Note * 0 1 2 1 2
Unwelcome physical contact or getting too close 10 9 12 3Note * 3 4 7 6 8
Offering workplace benefits for engaging in sexual activity or being mistreated for not engaging in sexual activity 1 0 1 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Total discriminatory behaviours 10 9 11 5Note * 4 6 7 7 8
Discrimination on the basis of gender 10 9 11 4Note * 3 6 7 6 8
Suggestions that you do not act like someone of your gender is supposed to act 6 5 7 3Note * 2 4 4 4 5
Being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because of your gender 7 6 8 1Note * 1 2 4 3 5
Comments that you are either not good at a particular job or should be prevented from having a particular job because of your gender 4 4 5 1Note * 1 2 3 2 3
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because of your sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Being insulted, mistreated, ignored, or excluded because you are, or are assumed to be, transgender Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
F too unreliable to be published
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significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note 1

Includes trans and cisgender women and men, as well as individuals identifying with no gender or multiple genders, as well as those who did not provide an answer to questions about gender.

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Note: Includes those who experienced (targeted, directed at them personally) sexualized or discriminatory behaviours in the past 12 months. Includes behaviours which occurred in the workplace and outside the workplace involving coworkers. The terms "women" and "men" include trans and cisgender women and men. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and exclude missing responses.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey on Sexual Misconduct at Work.
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