Penelope Kyritsis (oD): Why do you think gender-based violence in the workplace is so prevalent today?
Judy Gearhart: The issue has not really been addressed directly. Historically, people have believed that the issue of gender-based violence is taken care of in broader legislation and conventions on discrimination – the idea being that there should be no discrimination at work, and that should cover any kind of violence that's based on gender.
It's a very very vulnerable position to be in, to be reporting sexual harassment and sexual violence at work.
