Disrupting Gender-Based Harassment

This intermediate-level program is for leaders and colleagues alike and is often used as a complement to mandatory anti-harassment training. Through scenarios featuring women and 2SLGBTQIA+ characters, this program encourages learners to take action to prevent, recognize, and respond to workplace harassment. It also encourages learners to advocate for policy changes wherever gaps are identified. Equitable workplaces are built on a foundation of respect and anti-harassment.

This program was co-created by Adriana Leigh, a workplace human rights lawyer, facilitator in gender equality, and the Principal Consultant of ALG Consulting. If you’re looking for guidance in developing robust anti-harassment policies and practices, ALG service bundles are a great complement to Learning Snippets. Ask us about ALG’s services, or click here to learn more.

This program contains 2.5 hours of EDI Professionalism Content.

TOPIC: BELONGING

LEVEL: Intermediate

Core Skills & Behaviours

Disrupt sexism and discrimination: Take bold, practical steps to challenge sexism, body shaming, pregnancy-based discrimination, and imbalanced participation.
Respond to sexual harassment: Recognize sexual harassment (including its online forms), use appropriate protective responses, and deploy the 5 Ds of bystander intervention when witnessing harassment.
Manage power dynamics: Navigate consent, romantic relationships, and power imbalances responsibly, maintaining respectful boundaries.
Respond to intimate partner violence: Recognize the workplace impacts of intimate partner violence and develop clear safety plans, policies, and supportive resources for affected employees.
Advocate for structural policy and cultural change: Evaluate organizational practices critically to eliminate systemic gender bias, enforce robust anti-harassment protections, and foster psychological safety.

	Snippet Title	Topic Covered
1	What Did You Wear?	Highlights the importance of responding firmly and promptly to cyber sexual harassment and how “subtle” harassment can escalate.
2	Hey, Princess	Illustrated appropriate and effective bystander responses to sexual harassment at work. Shows that reporting is an important follow-up step that can prevent future incidents.
3	Time to Speak	Shows how workplace sexism can manifest as men monopolizing speaking time in meetings or disregarding women’s insights and expertise. Suggests direct and practical advocacy when sexism is evident.
4	But She’s Pregnant	Explores the topic of pregnancy-based discrimination and its professional impacts. Suggests accommodations and increased autonomy for parents and parents-to-be.
5	Dani’s Request	Highlights the importance of respectful pronoun use and demonstrates how to respond to the exclusion or misgendering of trans or gender non-conforming colleagues.
6	Your Boyfriend Called	Frames domestic violence as a workplace issue. Illustrates the importance of safety planning and domestic violence policies in the workplace.
7	Taking an Interest	Explores how power dynamics affect consent in workplace romantic or sexual relationships. Suggests that conversations about power and consent are more effective than “no dating” policies.
8	Body Talk	Explores the topic of anti-fat bias and its connection to workplace harassment and discrimination. Suggests calling out and addressing anti-fatness to create safer workplace cultures.
9	The Dance	Highlights the sexual harassment risks inherent in workplace events and parties. Demonstrates responses to colleagues’ reports of harassment.
10	A Tough Cookie	Through the lens of customer interaction, explores the importance of considering intersecting identities and risk in workplace safety planning.

Disrupting Gender-Based Harassment

TOPIC: BELONGING

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