In the first episode of our new miniseries ‘Tough Talks’ Thea + Claire dive straight into the deep end and discuss ‘Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession’.

Content Warning: This episode discusses sexual harassment and living as a survivor.

We touch on the issues within the legal sector in addressing sexual harassment, how to balance our passion for advocacy with our need to sustain a career, and our frustrations around privilege and lived experience. Ultimately this episode is a drop in the ocean of this topic but it’s a starting point for a very tough conversation to have!

‘Tough Talks’ is a new miniseries of the GMS podcast. Thea + Claire will be delving into the conversations which are hard to have. We are going to stumble our way through complex issues and speak openly about topics many of us shy away from for fear of being wrong. Expect 2-3 Tough Talks episodes a season alongside the regular GMS favourites.

Disclaimer: In this episode Claire discusses an anecdote of her friends experience in the legal system regarding sexual harassment. We wanted to clarify that the reasons discussed in the episode for why her cases did not proceed were not the sole reasons. As always these are complex issues that are multifaceted in every respect.

Resources discussed:

- Thea’s event with Hon Kenneth Hayne AC QC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnFUYhr60nc

- Bri Lee author of Eggshell Skull - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-02/eggshell-skull-women-speak-out-sexual-assault/9814984

- Chanel Miller author of Know My Name - https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiejmbaker/heres-the-powerful-letter-the-stanford-victim-read-to-her-ra

https://www.chanel-miller.com/

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