Evolving from #MeToo – Sexual Harassment Prevention in 2019

Sexual harassment carries a heavy financial and social cost, with individual cases costing businesses tens of thousands of dollars and legal fees running past a hundred million. This 60-minute sexual harassment prevention webinar looks beyond the headlines at where harassment comes from and what employers can do about it.

You'll explore the history of sexual harassment and the underlying issues that lead to it, its long-term costs and effect on retention, and how to build effective prevention. The session helps you identify blind spots, respond in a way that has real impact, and reduce liability.

It also covers remediation tools, including how to support victims and use restorative approaches with employees whose behavior is a problem.

• Explain the history and underlying causes of sexual harassment
• Describe its long-term costs, including the effect on retention
• Build effective prevention practices and reduce liability
• Identify blind spots in your current approach
• Respond to reports with impact and support victims
• Use restorative remediation with problem employees

• The history of sexual harassment
• Why it happens
• Long-term costs and retention
• Effective prevention
• Identifying blind spots
• Impactful response
• Remediation tools, including supporting victims and restorative remediation

News stories and victims' accounts show the problem clearly, but far less is said about why harassment happens and how to prevent and respond to it well. This session, led by a specialist in human behavior and sexual consent, approaches the topic in a practical way and leaves you with actionable steps and further resources.

It suits HR managers, executive directors, CEOs and business owners.

• HR Managers
• Executive Directors
• CEO’s
• Business Owners

Dr. Laura McGuire is the founder of the National Center for Equity and Agency. She has worked as an instructor, presenter, educator, consultant, and trainer. Her experience includes both public and private sectors, middle schools, high schools, and university settings. In 2015, she served as the first Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Program Manager at the University of Houston, and in 2017, she became the first Victim Advocate/Prevention Educator at the US Merchant Marine Academy. Dr. McGuire lives the United States, where she works as a full-time consultant and expert witness.