More than one in four Canadian women surveyed between the beginning of the year and June 2020 had experienced inappropriate behavior in the workplace in the past 12 months, including verbal or non-verbal sexual communication, sexually explicit material, sexual assault, or discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. The most common type of inappropriate behavior experienced by women was sexual jokes (16 percent) and unwanted sexual attention (12 percent).
Share of women who experienced inappropriate sexualized or discriminatory behavior in the workplace in the past 12 months in Canada in 2020
* The source adds the following information: "The term "women" includes trans and cisgender women. Percent calculations are based on unrounded estimates and exclude missing responses." "The approximated overall response rate was 29%. Non-respondents included people who refused to participate, could not be reached, or could not speak English or French. Respondents in the sample were weighted so that their responses represent the total Canadian population aged 15 and over, including non-permanent residents, and excluding persons living in institutions, persons living on reserves, members of the Canadian Armed Forces living inside and outside of Canada, as well as Canadians living abroad as of March 2020"
"The target population for the survey is individuals aged 15 and older living in the Canadian provinces who were working in a paid or unpaid job or internship not organized through a school, or had done so in the past. Canadians residing in the territories, on reserve or in institutions are excluded, as are members of the Canadian Armed Forces."
** "Data were collected via computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) and a self-administered online survey, and respondents were able to respond in the official language of their choice. Data collection took place from February 4, 2020 until June 30, 2020; however, collection operations were greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the online survey portal remained open until the planned collection end date of June 30, no reminders were sent after March 9. Additionally, CATI operations were stopped after two weeks of collection (taking place from March 2 to March 15), following to the closure of Statistics Canada offices due to the pandemic."
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, February 4 to June 30, 2020**. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan. (August 12, 2021). Share of women who experienced inappropriate sexualized or discriminatory behavior in the workplace in the past 12 months in Canada in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317180/inappropriate-behavior-experienced-canadian-women-workplace-type/
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