Deep dive: Workplace and workforce considerations

We can't afford to start from scratch: Transformative recordings from the contemporary archive

The participation of LGBTIQA+ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities within feminist and anti-violence movements is not a new development. However, archives are not always available to demonstrate and model the kinds of conversations, language and framing needed to represent LGBTIQASB+ communities within gendered violence and gender equality movements. This series of post presents a curation of key snapshots from an archive of recorded events that are now available online, with additional research and academic literature related to the topic. We present these in the hopes that they may assist workers, organisations and leaders in reflecting and directing greater inclusion, solidarity and partnerships between LGBTIQASB+, women's and broader anti-violence and gender equality organisations in our shared work together.

2026

• 8 mins Speaking from Experience project overview (end 12:04)

• 6 mins Working Women's Centre Australia - addressing complaints based system failure and ongoing use of NDAs (end 23:13)

• 3 mins Explaining model of Sex Discrimination Commission in regulation and enforcement (end 51:46)

• AWEI 2026 overall results

• 2026 results - LGBTQ+ employees

• AWEI 2026 results - workplace wellbeing

• 9 mins Reflection on the achievements and continuing importance Sapphire

• 42 mins Panel discussion - Living at the Intersections 

2025

• Respect@Work reforms

• Psychosocial Hazards reform

• Contemporary state of workplace DEI

• Special measure considerations for workplaces

• WGEA reporting requirements

• Addressing risks of non-compliance

• Guidance for employers faced with resistance

• Current workplace trends compared to previous years

• Overall 2025 results

• Results - LGBTQ+ employee respondents

• Results - Workplace wellbeing    

  
  

• 5 mins Findings & case study example for LGBTQ+ young people (end 21:14)

• 3 mins Panel: Impact of workplace sexual harassment.  (end 49:18)

• 4 mins Panel - why LGBTQ young people do not report their experiences (End 42:50)

• 5 mins Panel - workplace culture influencing workplace sexual harassment.  (End 46:39)

• 5 mins Closing summary (End 1:32:31)

2024

• 9 mins LGBTQ+ responses - outness and openness at work & workplace wellbeing

• 8 mins Q&A - accounting for contemporary dynamics in being out & open at work 

• 5 mins AWEI frameworks & LGBTQ DFV workplace supports

• Impact of transphobia on intimate partners, allies & supporters (end 51:03)

• Impact of supportive workplaces for trans people & safety (end 57:22)

2022

• 2 mins 2022 AWEI - Trans and Gender Diverse openness at work & cohort variations  

• 6 mins 2022 AWEI - Trans and Gender Diverse workplace experiences

2020

• 3 mins LGBTIQASB+ findings in national workplace sexual harassment survey

• 8 mins Drivers and primary prevention for LGBTIQASB+ people within workplaces

• 8 mins Addressing systemic vulnerabilities for LGBTQI workers, complaints & forced resilience

• 4 mins Addressing sexist & heteronormative dominant industries

• 4 mins Respect@Work recommendations for reviewing legal & regulatory frameworks

Full recordings:

• State of the Nation 2026 - AWEI Employee Survey Data Launch

• Sapphire International Women's Day Event 2026

• #SpeakingOut@Work: Sexual harassment of LGBTQ young people in the workplace and workplace training 

• Australian Human Rights Commission - Speaking from Experience Report: Online Launch 

• State of the Nation 2025 - AWEI Employee Survey Data Launch

• Lunch & Learn: How do Australia's Legislative Requirements Support Diversity Equity & Inclusion?

• Australian Workplace Equality Index 2024 Data Launch – State of the Nation 

• 2022: AWEI Trans & Gender Diverse Inclusion – open at work 

• Indigenous Australian experiences of sex work

• Kate Jenkins: LGBTQ Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 

Research & Academic literature

2026

• Being safe and valued: Creating equitable workplaces for LBTQIA+ Victorians - Literature review

• Equal Identities: A human rights review of the experiences of trans and gender diverse people in Australia

2025

• #SpeakingOut@Work: Sexual harassment of LGBTQ young people in the workplace and workplace training 

• Sapphire Research: Measuring LGBTQ+ Workplace Belonging

• AHRC’s 'Speaking from Experience' report into workplace sexual harassment

2023

• Victorian Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector – Intersectionality at work: building a baseline on compounded gender inequality in the Victorian public sector

2022

• Time for respect: Fifth national survey sexual harassment workplaces | Australian Human Rights Commission

Further reading & Resources

• Feminist Governance Toolkit  - WorkUP Queensland

• Being Valued Toolkit: Preventing gendered violence impacting LGBTIQA+ people at work

Queensland Human Rights Commission

• Sexual harassment | QHRC | Queensland Human Rights Commission

• Discrimination and harassment in the workplace | QHRC | Queensland Human Rights Commission

• Employers' toolkit | QHRC | Queensland Human Rights Commission

• Small business handbook | QHRC | Queensland Human Rights Commission

Australian Human Rights Commission

• Australian Human Rights Commission: Positive duty guidance materials for organisations and businesses

• Causes and Risk Factors of Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Other Unlawful Behaviours

• Steps to meet the Positive Duty Factsheet

• Effective education and training

• Person-centred and Trauma-informed Approaches to Safe and Respectful Workplaces

• Seeking Support - Counselling and Support Services

• Trans and gender diverse people’s rights in Australia (2026)