A study carried out by Queen Mary University of London and University of Surrey on behalf of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) articulates the experiences of sexual harassment that Black women face in the workplace.
The report draws attention to the discrimination, harassment, and sexualised behaviours Black women face at work. Often feeling unable to trust the structures around them to keep them safe when they are the ‘only’ or ‘one of a few’. The impact is that they are not believed or their complaints never formalised.
Natasha Owusu, policy lead at the CSP and member of the TUC black women and sexual harassment advisory group group says: 'We welcome this ground breaking report.
This is a stark reality of the experiences of Black women and sexual harassment in the workplace.
'No one should have to go to work and worry about facing racial and sexual harassment but this is a what Black women have to go through working in many sectors including health.'
The TUC undertook this research to create a safe space for Black women to share their experiences and inform the joint work trade unions are doing to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.
The recommendations in the report are for both employers, government and trade unions themselves.
The CSP has played an active role in the advisory group shaping the research study and will now be considering these recommendations through future member campaigns.
Natasha says:
The painful stories in this report are a testament to the many women who shared their experiences.
'For this we applaud and celebrate you all as well as those who wanted to share but were unable to tell their stories.'
The CSP continues to support and advise the TUC general council and the TUC women’s committee.
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