The Productivity Commission will undergo “significant workplace reform” after a report found a permissive culture towards sexism and harassment, Jim Chalmers says.
Women from the Productivity Commission’s Melbourne office would be warned to “watch out for predatory behaviour” if they had to travel to the Canberra base, where a hyper-masculine culture was pervasive, according to a report that has recommended sweeping changes to the government agency.
“A large number of review participants, both current and former, noted that ‘the Canberra office has been known for having a permissive culture with respect to sexism and sexual harassment’ and that women from the Melbourne office travelling to Canberra for periods of work were routinely warned ‘to watch out for predatory behaviour’ by certain individuals,” the report said.
Current and former staff who participated in the inquiry said incidents of inappropriate behaviour were not adequately or proactively addressed by senior management.“Any allegations like bullying and sexual harassment, management just want it to go away and the way they make it go away is by ignoring it”, one participant said.
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