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What is Workplace Sexual Harassment?
Workplace Sexual Harassment is any act of a sexual nature carried out without consent within a workplace setting or circumstance. Workplace Sexual Harassment is rooted in systems of oppression and is often used to control or gain power over others. This results in much higher rates of harassment for workers who face structural barriers and inequities in society.
What is Consent at Work?
The Consent at Work project delivers culturally relevant, responsive and accessible training on consent and workplace sexual harassment to immigrants, newcomers, and international students.
The workshop is available in both official languages as a cost-free 6-hour in-person session in Winnipeg, Brandon and Westman, Northern, and rural Manitoba.
To learn more about this project and access its full resources, visit ConsentAtWork.ca
Upcoming sessions:
Consent at Work: Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace among Newcomers, Immigrants, and International Students (WINNIPEG)
Free Public Session
Saturday, June 27, 10 am – 2 pm
The Consent at Work workshop is designed to prevent and address workplace sexual harassment from a culturally responsive, community health perspective. Targeting immigrants, newcomers, and international students in Manitoba, the workshop aims to explore options for addressing workplace sexual harassment.
Join us to learn about workplace sexual harassment, consent, and boundaries, explore cultural misunderstandings that can arise in diverse workplaces, and gain an overview of rights and protections under the Manitoba Human Rights Code, including employer obligations and employee responsibilities. The session will also introduce Canadian workplace culture, provide practical bystander intervention strategies, and offer guidance on supporting someone who discloses workplace harassment.
Presented by the Sexuality Education Resource Centre (SERC), in partnership with the Community Legal Education Association (CLEA).
This workshop is for immigrants, newcomers, and international students seeking guidance on navigating consent in the workplace.
This workshop is free to attend. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be provided during the workshop.
Click here to register.
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If you’re unsure whether to use the language “sexual assault” or “workplace sexual harassment” to describe an experience you want support in working through, this line belongs to you, too:
Sexual Assault Crisis Line (24/7)
In Winnipeg: (204) 786-8631
Toll Free in Manitoba: 1-888-292-7565
Klinic Community Health’s Sexual Assault Crisis Program