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Sparking different conversations and deeper understanding of workplace sexual harassment. Toronto Tech Study currently underway. A project by @JaneWatsonHR

Toronto, Ontario
Joined March 2018
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"most women across industries who spoke up about harassment wound up leaving their jobs...fired, quit, or agreed to leave...while most of the men who created a hostile environment either stayed on at the same firm or quickly found employment elsewhere." theintercept.com/2019/10/07/…
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…that sexual harassment reporting is often followed by organizational indifference or trivialization of the harassment complaint as well as hostility and reprisals against the victim.[66] Such responses understandably harm the victim in terms of adverse job repercussions and…
…damage to their career and reputation.[64] The fears that stop most employees from reporting harassment are well-founded. One 2003 study found that 75% of employees who spoke out against workplace mistreatment faced some form of retaliation.[65] Other studies have found…
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Much of the training done over the last 30 years has not worked as a prevention tool - it's been too focused on simply avoiding legal liability.
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If you've got a story to share about sexual harassment in the Toronto tech scene, @ApertaProject would like to hear from you. You can stay totally anonymous, and you'll be contributing to a project aimed at helping others.
This is it - the final days of the Toronto Tech Study! If you have a story about sexual harassment in Toronto tech please contribute it anonymously to our study.
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The Aperta Project retweeted
Time's running out to contribute to the Toronto Tech Study! If you have a story about sexual harassment in #Toronto tech please take 10 minutes to share it anonymously for this project aimed at building a more inclusive tech sector: bit.ly/TOTechStudy #Tech #Harassment
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More than training & compliance, @janewatsonHR (founder of the @ApertaProject) goes beyond bad apples in her timely talk from this past May. #ChangeWork #DisruptHRYYC disrupthr.co/vimeo-video/bey…
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The Aperta Project retweeted
52% of Canadian women and 22% of Canadian men report being sexually harassed at work (Angus Reid 2018) We can do better, help us understand how Have a story? Share it anonymously as part of the Toronto Tech Study: bit.ly/TOTechStudy #Toronto #TorontoTech #SexualHarassment
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The Aperta Project retweeted
This is an opportunity for #womenintech in Toronto which we wanted to share. Do you have a story about sexual harassment in Toronto tech? Share your experience anonymously to contribute to this project: theapertaproject.com/study @sheeo_world @IWB85305686 @can_wcc @CanadaWD2019
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New survey results on witness reporting: Everyone’s talking about harassment—just not to HR. Get the full report at talktospot.com/research/ blog.talktospot.com/new-rese…
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Our Toronto Tech study is intended to help #Toronto build an inclusive tech sector in the #MeToo era. Do you have a story to share about sexual harassment in Toronto #tech? Share your experience anonymously to contribute to this important effort! bit.ly/TOTechStudy
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Our Toronto Tech Study is intended to help Toronto build a more inclusive tech sector in the #MeToo era. Do you have a story about sexual harassment in Toronto tech? Share your experience anonymously, & contribute to new insights to address harassment: bit.ly/TOTechStudy
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As the U.S. feels less welcoming to enterprising immigrants, Toronto is doubling down on diversity. fastcompany.com/90357624/tor…
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Toronto doesn’t want to be Silicon Valley. It’s building something better f-st.co/5RHEOMf
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This talk is addressing systemic sexual harrasement in the advertising industry - in the study almost every single women respondent had experienced it at some point in their careers
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One-third of female lawyers say they've been sexually harassed, according to a global survey bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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