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3. An Executive Summary
Sexual harassment against women in the workplace is one of the social issues in
contemporary society. The problem contributes to economic stability, increased turnover, and
absenteeism, the destruction of the political ambition of the harasser. It also leads to emotional
torture and improved cases of vulnerable women in Australian society. This submission
describes social actions by recognized organizations in Australia, such as the Australia Human
Rights Commission, in a bid to prevent sexual harassment against women in the professional
setting. The models applied in this submission are advocacy and social actions such as legal and
system advocacy, and Legislative Social Action Model and Conscientization. From the analysis
of the models and roles of the Australian Human Rights Commission, it is evident that the
commission applies surveys to determine the extent to which women are abuse sexually in the
workplace. The advocacies they have taken are skills training and capacity building for an
organization advocating for gender equality. Also, leadership programs that prevent the
humiliation of the non-violent and influential individuals from reporting cases without
manipulation and intimidation from the suspects are vital. The submission concludes by asserting
that Sexual Harassment against women in the workplace in Australia is a prevalent social issue
that must be addressed through an application of several advocacies and social action models and
relevant human rights bodies. The potential recommendation of the submission to the Australian
Human Rights Commission and other organization are that they should emphasize the
application of digital advocacy through social media awareness in cases of sexual harassment
against women in the workplace. Employers should educate women extensively on the matter of
sexual harassment and direct them to report to the relevant management if any instances arise.

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Australian Human Rights Commission should also advise the government to set the community
vision for gender equality.
4. Background and Overview of the Issue
The high number of unreported and reported cases of sexual molestation against feminine
gender undergo in professional settings globally. Sexual harassment is an illegal sexual advance,
demand for sexual favor, sexual acts occurring through verbal or physical behaviors, and other
sexual misconducts that humiliate and frustrate the victim. It has lasted for eternity in Australia.
According to the Australian Human Rights Commission, almost 54% of women in the
professional setting has faced an instance of sexual harassment (Hersch, 2015). The replication
of the mentality that women are vulnerable and should answer to men in every social center is
still prevalent. With high cases of adverse effects of sexual harassment of women in the
workplace, there is a need for analysis and evaluation of perfect solutions to avert the instances.
Sexual harassment contributes to economic stability due to the frustrated women
generation who will be less productive due to challenges. Also, it leads to increased turnover and
absenteeism in an organization as social effects. In the political aspect, sexual harassment leads
to the destruction of the political ambition of the harasser. The contemporary issue might also
change the organizational culture that prevents women from sexual harassment. The costs of not
taking care of sexual harassment against women lead to physical and mental health issues,
interruptions of careers, and reduced earnings (Zetlin, 2018). Also, women facing this kind of
action will fail to raise the career ladder and will experience a gender wage gap, a situation that
will lead to a downward spiral of economic growth.
Skills training and capacity building by an organization advocating for gender equality
and sexual violence against women forms vital advocacies used to date. Also, leadership

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programs that prevent the humiliation of the non-violent and influential individuals from
reporting cases without manipulation and intimidation from the suspects are vital (Campbell &
Chinnery, 2018). The weakness of the two advocacies is fear of intimidation through job losses,
arrests, and threats of sanctions and discrimination. The situation contributes to low turnover and
less emphasis on the implementation of such aspects. The significant strength for these
advocacies is the support issued by Australian Human rights and CARE as groups that leads to
the intensification of the prevention of sexual harassment. A