Sexual harassment on the workplace Project Sexual harassment

Sexual harassment on the workplace Project: “Sexual harassment on the work place” • • • Partnership for elimination of discrimination Lead: Women´s Association of Slovakia Partners: Commission for Gender Equality in the Confederation of Trade Unions Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family in Zvolen Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family in Banská Štiavnica

Sexual harassment on the workplace Aim of the project • Change of attitudes of the public and elimination of sexual harassment through the sensibilization of employers and increase of knowledge of employees about practice of sexual harassment

Sexual harassment on the workplace Specific aims • To increase the knowledge of public about sexual harassment • To persuade the policy makers that the gender mainstreaming is needed • To increase gender sensibilization in the policy of Trade unions • To promote gender sensibilization through the examples of best practices of helping to the victims, to the employers and Trade unions

Sexual harassment on the workplace Activities • • Monitoring of incidence of sexual harassment Information campaign for the public Courses for awareness raising Counselling in the cases of sexual harassment (for victims, employers and Trade unions) • Monitoring of achieved results • Dissemination of knowledge (leaflets, discussions, publications, international conferences and meetings)

Sexual harassment on the workplace Survey on sexual harassment • Survey on sexual harassment will be done by the questionnaires • The questionnaires will be disseminated thorough the Trade Unions, NGO-s and Offices of Labour, Social Affairs and Family • The questions will be compatible with similar survey on European level • Results of this survey will be disseminated with the aim to increase awareness raising of the public

Sexual harassment on the workplace Monitoring and Evaluation Procedures All activities of the project will be evaluated to determine how well they achieve the objectives and expected impact. Every activity will be evaluated with the help of developed questionnaire by the participants, also by the people visiting web-site. These recommendations in the evaluation form will serve as an evaluation of the partners´ potential and the readiness of community for further activities in this field.

Sexual harassment on the workplace Decision-makings - Co-ordinating Committee • Co-ordinating Committee is created by one representatives of each partner. It is needy to reach consensus. • Each partner will have one vote. In critical situation will be decided by voting. • The sessions of the CC will be minimal once a quater an year • In crisis situation CC will meet immediately

Sexual harassment on the workplace Decision making - Working groups • For fluent managing of the project will be created working groups: • Working group for survey • Working group for campaign • Working group for counselling • These working groups will meet once a month • The problematic situation will be decided by Coordinating Committee

Sexual harassment on the workplace Transnational partnership • Compare the incidence of sexual harassment in the partner European countries to identify legislation and bodies dealing with this issue and to know the state policy and measures for the prevention and elimination of sexual harassment • Trade union policy and collective agreements in the relation to the sexual harassment

Sexual harassment on the workplace Realisation of the project I. • Start of the project was delayed because the Managing authority in Slovakia • 1 th meeting of Steering Committee - 19 th of October 2005 • Creation of Working groups: - for the survey on sexual harassment - for the counselling on sexual harassment - for the on campaign sexual harassment

Sexual harassment on the workplace Realisation of the project II. • The study materials on the gender discrimination and sexual harassment on the workplace for the courses in the framework of the project are prepared – their adaptation for the needs of groups is planned • The counselling centre in Zvolen is running • The counselling centre in Bratislava is working also • The web-site on the project is prepared – next days will be functioning • The questionnaire on sexual harassment is administrating

Sexual harassment on the workplace Publicity of the project I. • 10 th of May 2005 - Slovak Radio - Contacts -live discussion on the discrimination and sexual harassment • 27 th of October - TA 3 (Private Television) - interview on the projects and sexual harassment • 16 th of November - Press Conference on the opening of Counselling centre for victims • Interview on sexual harassment for the Slovak Radio News

Sexual harassment on the workplace Publicity of the project II. • Interview on sexual harassment for Slovak Radio International department • Interview on sexual harassment for Radio Expres 19 th of November 2005 • Interview for journal Slovenka on opening of Counselling centre for victims of sexual harassment • 20 th of November 2005 - article on sexual harassment for the journal of Baječná žena (Wonderful Woman) • The leaflets on the project were disseminated.

Sexual harassment on the workplace Publicity of the project III. • 15 th of August 2006 – Article in daily „SME“ - „Should the touches of colleagues to flatter to us? “ in supplement Career • 13 th of September 2006 - Daily „Nový čas“ (New Time) two pages on sexual harassment with information about our project • 20 th of September 2006 - Weekly „Roľnícke noviny“ (Farmer´s Newspaper) – article on sexual harassmentn and about our project

Sexual harassment on the workplace Information campaign • Meeting with unemployed person in Zlaté Moravce – information on sexual harassment and the project – 29 th of March 2006 • Meeting with unemployed person in Bratislava information on sexual harassment and administration of the questionnaire – 8 th of May 2006 • Next meeting are prepared on 20 th of June 2006 in Zvolen and 23 rd of June 2006 in Košice

Sexual harassment on the workplace Information campaign II. • Meeting of the Clubs of Women Association of Slovakia with publics on sexual harassment on the workplace

Sexual harassment on the workplace Courses of awareness raising • 9 th of June 2006 – 1 th courses of awareness raising – for representatives of women organization • The courses of awareness raising for representatives of Trade Union are still discussed. The main problem is the coincidance of different EQUAL projects. Now is the chance to start with cources in autumn. • The main problems with courses for employers makes resistance of employers towards similar courses. We have to overcame this obstacle.

Sexual harassment on the workplace Courses of awareness raising II. • 24 th of October 2006 - 2 nd course of awareness raising – for representatives of Trade Unions in Nitra • 21 st of November 2006 – 3 rd course of awareness raising – for representatives of small and medium sized employers • 20 th of February 2007 - 4 th course of awareness raising – for representatives of Trade Union KOVO in Bratislava

Sexual harassment on the workplace Courses of awareness raising III. • 28 th of March 2007 - 5 th course of awareness raising – for employees of Office for Labour, Social Affairs and Family in Zvolen • 29 th of March 2007 - 6 th course of awareness raising for representatives of Trade Unions in Banská Bystrica • 30 th of March 2007 - 7 th course of awareness raising for representatives of Trade Unions in Košice

Sexual harassment on the workplace Courses of awareness raising IV. Sexual harassment on the workplace in the context of gender equality 1. Definition: Gender equality 2. Documents on gender equality in the Slovak Republic 3. Some facts on gender equality in the Slovak Republic

Sexual harassment on the workplace Courses of awareness raising V. 4. Definitions: • harassment • sexual harassment • harassment based on sex 5. Sexual harassment in the documents of Slovak Republic and European Union 6. Manifestation of sexual harassment on the workplace

Sexual harassment on the workplace Courses of awareness raising VI. 7. Counselling for victims of sexual harassment on the workplace and possibilities for protection against it 8. Counselling for employers on duties ensuing for them from new European legislation 9. Counselling for representatives of employees on assistance for victims of harassment and the tasks ensuing for them from new European legislation