The SHAPE Your Workplace projects are winding down. Our goal was to support individuals and businesses in preventing and addressing workplace sexual harassment. Generous funding from Justice Canada has allowed us to provide public legal education and individual legal advice to workers across Ontario. There is more to do to ensure that workplaces in Ontario […]
By Claire McMenemy In Canada, a significant number of workers are engaged in precarious work. It is broadly defined as work with an uncertain duration, low wage and no social benefits, for example no health coverage nor pension (Vosko, 2011). Precarious work has been described as a “bad job” that someone often has because they […]
Deepfake Images of Taylor Swift that have recently been shared through social media sites have renewed the debate about whether further legislation is required in Ontario to better protect people from having their intimate images shared without their consent (CBS, 2024). When a disgruntled ex-partner shares intimate images without consent this is often referred to […]
Many women in Canada have had the horrible experience of feeling unsafe at work because of stalking behaviours by clients, co-workers, supervisors, or an ex-partner. Some examples of behaviours that could be deemed stalking include leaving unwanted gifts, constantly monitoring activity, staring, accessing private information without permission, not respecting personal space, frequent unwanted communications and […]
Mentoring is an important component of job and skill development. It allows newer and/or less-experienced workers to build the expertise they need to move up the ladder. It also helps employees familiarize themselves with the ins-and-outs of an industry or space they may be new to. Mentoring therefore is also by its very nature an […]
Many industries in Canada and around the world are male-dominated. The top 10 male-dominated industries in North America are aircraft piloting, finance, firefighting, information technology, manufacturing, software development, agriculture, architecture, clergyship and construction. Women who work in these industries report having experienced many challenges including a lack of mentoring, sexual harassment, discrimination based on negative […]
Lots of students and young people are looking for jobs at this time of year, so we want to remind them that workers in fast food have the right to safe and harassment-free workplaces. Workplace sexual harassment in the fast food industry is gaining increased attention, especially with high-profile lawsuits against franchise owners of McDonald’s […]
