Encourage bystanders to report harassment.

• Date: 01 August 2023

In 2016, the EEOC began urging all employers to require so-called bystander reporting to help curb sexual and other forms of harassment.

Exactly what those policies should look like has been largely left to employers. Many employers require managers and supervisors to report blatant instances of harassment they witness. Many encourage rank-and-file employees to do the same. But those policies may not go far enough.

Here's an approach for creating a culture that discourages harassment from occurring in the first place.

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