Summary of prevalence of workplace sexual harassment among Māori workers In the last five years, one in three (34%) Māori workers have personally experienced sexual harassment. Differences in prevalence rates using the labels of sexual harassment versus the behavioural definition points to a gap in worker understanding of what constitutes sexual harassment. PREVALENCE RATES Sexual harassment 20% 34% …of Māori workers report being ‘sexually harassed’ in their working life. …of Māori workers in the last 5 years experienced one or more of the sexual harassment behaviours measured in the survey. 24% …of Māori workers are aware of sexual harassment affecting others in their workplace in the last 5 years. “I’m gay, not obviously, but at the time was sensitive to whom I was. The jokes and crude jokes about sexuality and race were constant amongst some members of staff. Female staff were also joked about in an inappropriate way.” - Māori male who was working in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector “When I was 16, working in a supermarket, an older manager (at least in his 30s) would make sexual remarks towards me and hit on me.” - Māori female who was working in the retail trade sector “I was sexually harassed twice by a client whilst performing work duties, he would not take no for an answer, it was a very uncomfortable situation to be in & because of the nature of the job task that I was carrying out at the time of the incident I was unable to leave as the client was having personal care done.” - Māori female who was working in the health care and social assistance sector “Shown/flashed genitals in the workplace, ass slaps, breast touching, unwanted sexual remarks, forceful comments to engage in sex.” - Māori female who was working in the professional, scientific, and technical services sector 62 KANTAR PUBLIC 2022