Western Australia's most senior judge says anyone who has worked in an industry for any length of time and claims to have never encountered sexual harassment is either 'lying' or 'morally obtuse'.
"And while it might feel reassuring to cast ourselves into polarised groups of 'us' and 'them' – where we are always in the right – in the long run, framing the issue in that way will only serve to perpetuate our blindness to the more insidious aspects of sexism in the workplace."
"Anyone who has worked long enough in any kind of industry or profession who says that they have never witnessed or encountered sexism or discrimination in the workplace is either lying or so morally obtuse that they are unable to see what is in front of their own eyes," he said. "It is difference and diversity of perspective that ultimately makes all of our decision-making better," he said.
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