Working Women’s Centre Tasmania
True workplace safety goes beyond compliance. It’s about creating cultures where everyone can thrive.
Working Women’s Centre Tasmania is a program run by Women’s Legal Service Tasmania in partnership with Worker Assist Tasmania, offers comprehensive support and education to prevent workplace sexual harassment and gendered violence across Tasmania. The program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).
Need support?
If you are experiencing workplace sexual harassment and other workplace issues including workers' right and entitlements, you're not alone. Across Tasmania, our specialist team provides:
Free, confidential legal advice
Legal information
Tailored referrals for support
Legal and non-legal options
Advocacy, support and representation at mediation, conciliation, tribunals, and courts.
We also deliver education for businesses and workers to promote safe, respectful, and inclusive workplaces, and develop industry-specific sexual harassment prevention and gender equality strategies.
Supporting you at work
We have created a wide range of free, downloadable resources to help you understand your rights and responsibilities, provide contacts for help and support, and explore how we all can work to change culture and create safer, more inclusive workplaces for everyone.
Topics include:
Positive Duty and Sexual Harassment: Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities
Reporting and Support Pathways
Working and the Law
What is a Workplace Justice Visa?
Communications Resource for Workplaces
Leading Safe and Respectful Workplaces
A three-hour workshop for workplace leaders ready to go beyond compliance.
Join us for this highly interactive workshop where you’ll develop the confidence and skills to prevent workplace harassment and gendered violence before they occur.
These workshops are coming very soon! You can register your interest now and we’ll get in touch to make further arrangements.
We’ve also produced a podcast series that you can watch below.
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This isn’t a lecture about policies. It’s hands-on skills development grounded in evidence-based prevention approaches, behavioural science, and trauma-informed practice.
You’ll leave with practical skills in:
Confident intervention – using the 5 Ds framework to respond effectively to inappropriate behaviour
Trauma-informed response – supporting colleagues who disclose sensitive concerns with care and competence
Creating psychological safety – building trust where people feel genuinely safe to speak up
Inclusive leadership – using power-conscious communication that prevents harm
Systems thinking – embedding prevention in workplace policies and culture
Plus a personalised 90-day prevention action plan to implement immediately.
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This workshop is designed for:
Managers, supervisors, and team leaders
HR professionals and workplace safety officers
Anyone with responsibility for workplace culture and team wellbeing
Maximum 20 participants per session to ensure meaningful interaction and skill practice.
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Duration: 3 hours (including 15-minute break)
Format: Highly interactive with scenario practice, role-play, small group activities, and peer learning. This is experiential learning – you’ll practise the skills, not just hear about them.
Co-facilitation: Led by two experienced practitioners in gendered violence prevention, bringing deep expertise in workplace culture change, trauma-informed practice, and building safe and respectful workplaces.
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Leading Safe and Respectful Workplaces Episode 1
A five-episode series supporting Tasmanian workplaces to understand legal obligations and build safe, respectful, and inclusive environments.
The series is delivered by Working Women’s Centre Tasmania, a program delivered by Women’s Legal Service Tasmania and Worker Assist Tasmania, and funded by the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
Episode 1 Positive Obligation
With guest Josie Hullick, Director, Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission
This episode explores the proactive legal obligation for employers to prevent sexual harassment and discrimination— not just respond after the fact.
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Leading Safe and Respectful Workplaces Episode 2
Episode 2 Psychological Safety
With guest Jen Weidman (Wild Calm Therapies)
What psychological safety really is — and why it’s essential to prevention.
Today, we go beyond buzzwords to unpack how psychological safety enables people to speak up, engage authentically, and interrupt harmful behaviour. Psychological safety is key to preventing harm before it starts.
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Leading Safe and Respectful Workplaces Episode 3
Episode 3 From Bystander to Upstander
With guests Kathryn Fordyce (Laurel House), and Kate Johnstone (Sexual Assault Support Service)
Witnessing harassment can leave witnesses unsure how to respond. In this episode, three leaders discuss practical ways to intervene, support affected people, and promote accountability.
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Leading Safe and Respectful Workplaces Episode 4
Episode 4 Strength in Difference
With guests Pia Saturno, (Acting Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner) and Prabha Nandagopal, award-winning human rights and discrimination lawyer and changemaker
Not all workers experience harassment the same way. This episode explores how cultural, gender, ability, and other identities shape experiences — and how workplaces can support diverse teams meaningfully.
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Leading Safe and Respectful Workplaces Episode 5
Episode 5 Holding Space: Trauma-Informed Leadership
With guest Kasumi Ejiri (Director of Integrated Practice at the Women’s Legal Centre ACT)
A discussion about how leaders can respond to disclosures of harassment in ways that support healing, uphold dignity, and foster trust.
Community Legal Education
We provide accessible and practical community legal education to help people know their workplace rights and build safer, more respectful workplaces.
Our community legal education sessions are for:
Schools and secondary students: introducing young people to workplace rights, respectful relationships at work, and what to do if something doesn’t feel right.
Universities, TAFEs and student groups: building confidence and understanding around workplace rights, discrimination, sexual harassment, bullying and speaking up at work.
Workplaces and employers: supporting organisations to understand their responsibilities and create safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces.
Community groups and organisations: providing practical information about workplace rights and pathways to support.
Professionals, managers and team leaders: strengthening knowledge and confidence to recognise, prevent and respond to harmful workplace behaviours.
Community events and networks: delivering accessible sessions that connect people with information, resources and support.
Topics can include:
Understanding your rights at work
Bullying, harassment and discrimination
Sexual harassment
Respectful workplace relationships
Creating psychologically safe workplaces
Speaking up and responding to concerns
Bystander intervention and being an active upstander
Employer responsibilities and the positive duty
Workplace policies, systems and prevention
Where to go for information, advice and support
Sessions can be tailored to your audience, organisation and learning needs, from short information sessions through to interactive workshops.
Want to bring workplace rights education to your school, workplace, student group or community?
Get in touch with us to discuss how we can help.
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Our Silence Is Not For Sale Campaign
The Our Silence Is Not for Sale campaign, led by Working Women’s Centre Australia, seeks to end the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that silence working women who experience sexual harassment and discrimination. The campaign raises awareness of how NDAs can be used to prevent individuals from speaking about misconduct and calls for legal reform to ensure survivors retain autonomy over their experiences. Its goal is to promote transparency, accountability, and safer workplace cultures.
Read our blog article here.
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Small Steps Safe Workplaces Sexual Harassment Conference
Our annual Small Steps Safe Workplaces Conference in Nipaluna/Hobart is Australia’s leading event on workplace sexual harassment, bringing together the nation’s top experts and thought leaders each November.
The conference is designed for legal professionals, community services industry workers, social workers, HR practitioners, advocates, and anyone working in, or interested in, workplace sexual harassment prevention, response, law, or practice.
Small Steps | Safe Workplaces will be held on November 18, 19 and 20, 2026.
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Working Women's Centre Australia
Working Women’s Centre Australia is the peak body for Working Women’s Centres, with a Centre in every state and territory. Together, we advocate nationally for safe and fair workplaces for women.
