What is Speaking from Experience?
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s Speaking from Experience project invited people who have been sexually harassed at work to have their say about what they think needs to change to make workplaces safer. What we have been told will help us create resources that will help workers and employers to make workplaces safer for everyone.
If you are currently experiencing sexual harassment, please seek support by calling 1800RESPECT
How to have your say?
The Speaking from Experience project is no longer accepting submissions or running consultations.
The Commission will publish the final materials in June/July 2025. If you would like to receive the final materials at this time, please email us at speakingfromexperience@humanrights.gov.au
If you have been sexually harassed at work, and would like free and confidential information and referrals about your situation, you can contact the Commission’s Respect@Work Information Service on 1300 656 419 or respect@humanrights.gov.au.
You can also access a range of other support services.
Why are we running Speaking from Experience?
Workplace sexual harassment is common. In Australia, 1 in 3 people have been sexually harassed at work in the last five years. From March to September 2024 the Commission invited people who have been sexually harassed at work to share their advice and ideas on how to address workplace sexual harassment. Their ideas are important, and are helping us create resources and advice to make workplaces safer. Their ideas and advice might also be used to improve policy and practice to address workplace sexual harassment in the future.
Special thanks to the Board and victim-survivor advocate members of Independent Collective of Survivors (ICOS) who provided their lived expertise to guide the design of the Speaking from Experience project