Table 7
Perceptions of workplace and knowledge of procedures and processes related to inappropriate sexualized behaviour, discrimination and sexual assault, by gender, 2020


Table 7
Perceptions of workplace and knowledge of procedures and processes related to inappropriate sexualized behaviour, discrimination and sexual assault, by gender, 2020
Table summary
This table displays the results of Perceptions of workplace and knowledge of procedures and processes related to inappropriate sexualized behaviour. The information is grouped by Procedures, processes, and perceptions (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Procedures, processes, and perceptions WomenTable 7 Note † Men
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Received education or information from employer on:
What is sexual harassment and sexual assault
Yes 49 47 51 56Note * 54 58
No 33 31 34 28Note * 26 30
Not applicable 12 11 14 11 10 12
Don't know 6 5 7 5Note * 4 6
How to report sexual harassment and sexual assault
Yes 49 48 51 58Note * 56 60
No 32 30 34 26Note * 24 28
Not applicable 12 11 14 11 10 12
Don't know 6 5 7 4Note * 4 5
How to access resources for sexual harassment and sexual assault confidentially
Yes 46 44 48 53Note * 51 55
No 34 32 36 28Note * 26 30
Not applicable 12 11 14 11 10 13
Don't know 8 7 9 7 6 9
Context for education or informationTable 7 Note 1
As part of an orientation or training session 77 74 79 81Note * 79 83
In response to a formal complaint 4 3 5 5 4 6
Other 25 22 27 21Note * 18 23
Perceptions of workplace
At work, every person has equal advancement opportunities regardless of their gender or assumed gender
Agree or strongly agree 82 80 83 87Note * 85 88
Neither agree nor disagree 6 5 8 5 4 6
Disagree or strongly disagree 7 7 9 5Note * 4 6
Don't know 3 3 4 2 2 3
At work, every person has equal advancement opportunities regardless of their sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation
Agree or strongly agree 83 81 84 86Note * 85 88
Neither agree nor disagree 7 6 8 5Note * 5 6
Disagree or strongly disagree 4 4 5 3 3 4
Don't know 5 4 6 4 3 5
At work, every person has equal advancement opportunities regardless of whether or not they are, or are assumed to be, transgender
Agree or strongly agree 76 74 77 79Note * 77 81
Neither agree nor disagree 9 8 10 8 7 9
Disagree or strongly disagree 4 3 5 3 3 4
Don't know 11 9 12 9 8 10
There are sexist or gender specific stereotypes that have an impact on men's experience at work
Agree or strongly agree 26 24 27 29Note * 27 31
Neither agree nor disagree 15 14 17 16 14 17
Disagree or strongly disagree 47 46 49 46 44 48
Don't know 11 9 12 8Note * 7 10
There are sexist or gender specific stereotypes that have an impact on women's experience at work
Agree or strongly agree 27 26 29 24Note * 22 26
Neither agree nor disagree 14 12 15 15 13 17
Disagree or strongly disagree 50 49 52 51 49 53
Don't know 8 7 9 9 8 10
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significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Based on respondents who indicated receiving some type of education or information from their employer.

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Note: Includes people who worked in the previous 12 months. 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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