Women In Film & Television (WIFT) Australia will run a pilot educational workshop designed to help industry practitioners recognise abuse and harmful behaviours, and have the confidence to speak out and offer help.
Staging workshops and seminars around Australia on “best practice” approaches to intimacy on screen and stage, Ita O’Brien is finding there has been significant progress in the #MeToo era – but much needs to be done.
Given the #MeToo movement and initiatives such as Screen Australia’s Gender Matters, it is astounding that female directors in Australia are still subject to workplace bullying and intimidation.
Screen Australia has proposed that its code of conduct to prevent sexual harassment take effect from April.
Screen Australia is currently developing a code of conduct on sexual harassment and has plans for it to be linked to funding, chief operating officer Fiona Cameron has announced.
A recent survey conducted by Women in Film and Television NSW has indicated potentially high levels of sexual harassment in the local screen industry.