Sex Discrimination
The #metoo movement globally has been about women speaking out, exposing perpetrators and sharing their stories. Locally, recent high profile sexual harassment cases have been about women who did not want to share their stories but had them shared against their will. Silence and disclosure. Privacy...
Sex Discrimination
Former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, is calling on Australian employers to issue a limited waiver of confidentiality obligations in non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for the purpose of allowing people to make a confidential submission to the National Inquiry into Workplace...
Sex Discrimination
Kate Jenkins CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. Change takes time In my role as Sex Discrimination Commissioner, many people tell me to be patient. They tell me that change...
Sex Discrimination
The Australian Human Rights Commission has conducted an audit of Australian Universities , to coincide with the one year anniversary of the landmark Change the course report into sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities. The Change the course report found one in five (21%)...
Sex Discrimination
The following opinion piece by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins appeared in Fairfax papers - SMH, the Age and The Canberra Times On 5 October 2017, I boarded a flight from Britain. By the time I landed in Melbourne, the world had changed. The New York Times story exposing decades of...
Sex Discrimination
Good afternoon. I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and paying my respects to their elders past and present. I am very pleased to be here today to speak to you about the Australian Human Rights Commission...
Sex Discrimination
The following opinion piece by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins was published in the Age newspaper on May 3, 2018 It’s time for some home truths about how we are talking about and dealing with sexual harassment cases. We need to stop talking about so-called ‘‘hush money’’ and refocus...
Sex Discrimination
The Australian Human Rights Commission has begun the fourth national survey into workplace sexual harassment. The Commission has undertaken regular surveys on workplace sexual harassment since 2002. The Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins said the next iteration of the world-leading survey...
Sex Discrimination
The Australian Human Rights Commission will conduct an independent review of residential colleges at the University of New England (UNE) in the regional centre of Armidale, NSW. The University has seven residential colleges, currently home to approximately 1800 students. The Australian Human Rights...
Sex Discrimination
Thank you for inviting me to speak at this fantastic event, alongside some incredible women. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of this land, and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. I welcome the prominence that First Nations people have at this...
Sex Discrimination
The Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins provided the following opinion piece to mark International Women's Day. It was published by the Herald Sun on March 7, 2018; International Women's Day has been observed for more than 100 years. The day, which will be marked tomorrow, was established...
Sex Discrimination
2018 Pamela Denoon Lecture, ANU Monday 5th March 2018 Good evening. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and paying my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. I would also like to acknowledge both the organisers of this event and the...
