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Olivia Wensley made headlines last year when she became a “whistle blower” on the endemic sexual harassment in the legal industry. Olivia shared a blog post calling out sexual harassment in the legal profession as being part of the norm. Her post – We Need to Talk About Law’s Dirty Little Secret – went viral. Since then, Olivia has been an active advocate against sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace.
We talk to Olivia about:
- What prompted her to write the article – a vent in response to a media report about sexual harassment
- The reaction Olivia received to her raw, real and honest account – she had no idea that she’d end up in a firestorm of media interviews!
- Where the #metoo movement has brought us and whether it is still having a positive impact
- Shifting the responsibility from women speaking up to requiring businesses to take a more proactive, investigative role
- The need to call out low-level behaviour and set a culture from top-down by encouraging others to call out inappropriate behaviour rather than just letting things pass
- By being silent you are condoning inappropriate behaviour. We are all responsible for calling it out
- A change of pace – how Olivia manages the juggle working remotely and with her own small children
- Growing from adversity – “smooth seas never made a skilled sailor”
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Read the post that started it all – We need to talk about Law’s dirty little secret
- Connect with Olivia via her website
- The Club Retreat
- The Juggle Community, our online Facebook group
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Happy juggling!