6th Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference

27 Feb - 1 Mar 2019

Hotel New Otani

Session information

Bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession
Hotel New Otani

Committee(s)

Asia Pacific Regional Forum (Lead)

Description

Recent research by the International Bar Association has found that nearly one in two lawyers have been bullied at work, while one in three female lawyers has experienced sexual harassment. The survey-based research also identified a chronic underreporting of incidents, and found that legal workplaces are failing to adequately address concerns when they are raised – leading victims to leave their firms or the profession as a whole. The author of the IBA Legal Policy & Research Unit’s forthcoming report will present these findings and outline empirically-informed recommendations to achieve positive change.

Speakers

Kieran Pender Australian National University College of Law, Canberra, Australia; Member, IBA Diversity & Inclusion Council