The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project released a report Thursday, "Addressing Workplace Sexual Harassment: Public Policy Solutions for Utah," to help raise awareness and provide recommendations.
With two recent news stories regarding sexual harassment in Utah (“Women leaders show solidarity against harassment in Utah politics” from Fox13 Utah and “Documents detail 2016 sexual harassment claims against Utah state senator” from KUTV 2News), Susan Madsen, UWLP founding director, said the report addressing workplace sexual harassment is more timely than ever.
“Sexual harassment causes harm, and we know it is a troubling problem in many workplaces across the state, including in political and government contexts,” Madsen said. “With 60% of Utah’s women participating in the workforce, it is time for Utah’s lawmakers to pass legislation that will reduce this type of harassment so more Utah women can work in settings where they can thrive.”
The report states that during the 2021 federal fiscal year, 8,191 sexual harassment claims were filed with the federal government and companion state government agencies that administer sexual harassment laws, with 58 of them filed in Utah. In 2019, pre-pandemic, 11,283 claims were filed nationwide, including 90 in Utah.
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