is slowing waking up to the role it needs to play in addressing the scourge of gender-based violence in the country.
“Gender-Based Violence in the workplace continues to pose a significant threat to women. Sexual harassment and assault in the professional setting disproportionately affect female employees, subjecting them to distressing and humiliating experiences,” he said.“We also knowsexual harassment claims can have a substantial influence on a company’s reputation. It is, therefore, unsurprising to find all the employers we engaged with acknowledge GBV as an issue they need to help address.
“If we fail to do so, it leads to differences in wages, unequal opportunities, and gender-based violence”. “This requires us to be resolute in our commitment to increasing openness and accountability regarding gender-based violence within our schools, campuses, and workplaces. Only through these efforts can we effectively address and rectify the existing unequal systems,” he said.