A panel of experts will discuss current thinking and innovative strategies for how unions and workplaces can address sexual harassment and the effects of intimate partner violence in the workplace on December 11. 

The free, live webinar, “Insights from Research and Advocacy to Address Sexual Harassment and Intimate Partner Violence in the Workplace,” begins at noon and will conclude at 1:30 p.m. 

The public is invited to register for the event here.

Moderated by Zoë West, senior researcher at the ILR School’s Worker Institute, the webinar will begin with Michael Lenmark, senior research support specialist at the Worker Institute, sharing findings from the latest Empire State Poll about sexual harassment and intimate partner violence in the workplace. The six-person expert panel will discuss these findings based on their diverse backgrounds in law, safety and health, unions and communities. 

The panel will include:

• Adrienne DerVartanian, senior counsel for workplace justice, National Women’s Law Center
• George Kilpatrick, co-director of prevention education at Vera House
• Jessica Martinez, executive director, National Council for Occupational Safety and Health
• Leah Rambo, president, Nontraditional Employment for Women
• Michael Lenmark, senior research support specialist, ILR Worker Institute
• KC Wagner, director of equity at work, ILR Worker Institute

According to West, the webinar is aimed at people who are involved with setting workplace policy, whether they are in a union or are an employer. It’s also for individuals who want to act on this issue, whether as survivors or as people who feel strongly about it. 

“Everyone deserves the opportunity to work with dignity in an environment that’s free from violence,” Lenmark said. “But, for many people, that’s not the case. So, it’s important that we understand how many people are experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as the gendered and racial dynamics that can impact that.”

Read more on the ILR website. 
Tonya Engst is a writer for the ILR School.