07/06/2022
ActionAid in collaboration with Women on Top, the Research Committee of Panteion University, the Hellenic Human Resources Management Association and DATAWO, announce the launch of the “Safe at Work” program and invite us to the inaugural event, where the topic will be discussed. sexual harassment in the world of work.
The event of the official launch of the project will take place on Wednesday 15 June 2022 at 18:30, online by subscribing to this zoom link and with simultaneous transmission via Facebook link from the Women On Top page.
The “Safe at Work” program, implemented under the Active Citizens Fund program, is a continuation of the nationwide survey “This is not our job” published by ActionAid in November 2020, according to which 85% of women in Greece have experienced sexual harassment at work. Impressive is the fact, as it appeared from the research, that the perpetrator was a colleague in a percentage of 50%, while about 1 in 4 employees report that the perpetrator was a customer and 1 in 5 times the director or owner of the company is involved.
The program adopts a holistic approach to the problem that moves in five axes:
-Legal counseling and representation of victims / survivors.
-The shaping and strengthening of the legal framework in the country.
-The creation of educational material and the training of human resources executives and employees in the whole range of workforce, private and public sector.
-The research and recording of men’s perceptions in relation to sexual harassment.
-Informing and raising awareness of the general public about sexual harassment at work.
The panel of the discussion will include:
Matta Samiou, Gender Equality Officer, ActionAid.
Maria Stratigaki, Professor of Social Policy, Panteion University.
Stella Kasdagli, Co-Founder Women on Top.
Maria Kolokytha, Director of Human Resources INTERSPORT of Greece and Cyprus & Vice President of SDADE.
Anastasia Karagianni, PhD Candidate of EKPA, Co-Founder of DATAWO.
The discussion will be moderated by Penelope Theodorakakou, Co-Founder of Women On Top. The Active Citizens Fund Program Manager, Mrs. Katerina Goula.
The Safe at Work project is implemented within the framework of the Active citizens fund program, with ActionAid as the implementing body and partners the Research Committee of Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Women On Top, the Hellenic Human Resources Management Association and DATAWO.
