Across consultations and submissions for a national anti-racism framework, the Commission heard about the need for effective legal protections and complaints handling systems that acknowledge intersectionality and address intersectional concerns embedded within formal structures. Australia doesn’t consider intersectionality within complaints handling, i.e. a Black woman must conform/choose the box of either being Black or a woman. — consultation with First Nations expert, NARF project, May 2021 – April 2022 In the context of workplace sexual harassment, recommendations previously suggested by the Commission in its Respect@Work Report directly or indirectly address how intersectionality can be better incorporated into systemic responses to this issue. This includes information sharing and de-identified data exchange between agencies that handle workplace sexual harassment matters.71 It also includes increased support and funding for working women’s centres, 72 community legal centres, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, and legal aid commissions, which can provide holistic and targeted assistance that can consider the particular needs of those experiencing intersectional discrimination. 73 Such measures will not only facilitate access to justice, help to redress power imbalances and promote recovery for victims with unique experiences of workplace sexual harassment, but also provide an evidence base for further improvements. Young people [T]hey get it from school. They get it on the street. They get it from the police. The media doesn’t let them up. The stories that keep coming out about, you know, youth gangs and things like that. — consultation with local government representatives, NARF project, May 2021 – April 2022 Young people are at an increased risk of experiencing or witnessing racism. Furthermore, racism is a particularly powerful force in the lives of young people. This is because young people depend on social interaction and support for their personal development, including the formation of critical parts of their identities. 74 Many young peoples’ lives primarily play out in public settings and on online platforms that can provide crucial spaces for community building, but also form the backdrop to especially visible, less moderated forms of racial discrimination. 75 As such, their identities are made through their exposure to this range of influences, experiences, and settings.76 Young people are more open to racism as they are in many different environments (generally speaking). For example, most adults will go to work and go home, the environments they enter are usually repetitive whereas the youth are more free with time and commitments. — consultation with representatives from government agencies, NARF project, May 2021 – April 2022 National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report 2022 | 69