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How to support witnesses of harassment and build healthier workplaces | Julia Shaw

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4.111.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

What makes you speak up -- or not -- when you see something you know is wrong? Memory scientist Julia Shaw explains the psychology of those who witness workplace discrimination and harassment -- and shares actionable steps companies can take to support and amplify their voices.

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You're listening to TED Talks Daily. I'm Elise Huume. Today's talk can empower us to take part in tackling workplace harassment, even when we're not the victims ourselves. Psychological scientist Julia Shaw describes how witnesses of inappropriate behavior can use their voices to stop it. She gave her talk at TEDx London Women.

0:56.2

Stick with it.

0:56.8

The psychological research she shares from this 2019 talk is fascinating stuff.

1:04.1

I'm Dr. Julia Shaw, a research associate at University College London, and the co-founder of Spot.

1:10.4

Spot is a tool that helps organizations tackle harassment and discrimination

1:14.0

with better reporting options and better training.

1:17.9

And in 2019, along with Dr. Camilla Elphick and Dr. Rashid Minas,

1:22.5

and a number of international NGOs and charities,

1:26.5

we conducted one of the largest studies ever on witnesses

1:30.0

of harassment and discrimination at work. Why witnesses? The first time that I was victimized

1:37.9

and became the target of inappropriate workplace behavior, I hadn't even left university.

1:43.7

A couple of academics who were far more senior than me

1:46.4

repeatedly and relentlessly targeted me. And every time something happens, I wish that someone

1:52.5

would speak up, that they would tell me that I'm not overreacting, that I'm sane, that there's

1:57.2

something that we could do. But instead, I found myself with reporting paralysis.

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