Emma Watson has launched a free legal advice helpline with Time’s Up for women experiencing workplace sexual harassment in England and Wales.
According to Rights of Women, the organisation which will provide the advice, this is the only specialist free legal advice line for women in England and Wales who are experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace.
“It’s completely staggering to think that this is the only service of its type given that research has found that as many as one in two women experience sexual harassment in the workplace,” Watson said in a statement.
“Understanding what your rights are, how you can assert them, and the choices you have if you’ve experienced harassment, is such a vital part of creating safe workplaces for everyone, and this advice line is such a huge development in ensuring that all women are supported, wherever we work,” she continued. Read more…
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