Sexism and Harassment Training for the Workplace

(Now addresses AI -based workplace challenges)

Workplace sexism and harassment remain among the most damaging and most underreported forms of professional harm. Research consistently shows that most incidents are never formally reported, not because they didn’t happen, but because targets don’t believe the system will protect them.

As technology rapidly evolves, organisations are also facing new forms of harm, including AI-generated sexual harassment, non-consensual deepfakes, image-based abuse, cyberstalking, online impersonation, and other forms of technology-facilitated gender-based violence. These behaviours can occur inside and outside the workplace but often have profound consequences for employees’ wellbeing, psychological safety, and ability to work.

This workshop equips participants to recognise, prevent, and respond to both traditional and emerging forms of workplace harassment, creating safer, more respectful, and legally compliant workplaces. We specifcally address technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) with a complete module integrated into the content.

Make the accepted unacceptable. The defended indefensible.

 

Format

Duration: 3 hours

Location: Online or in person

Who Should Attend

• All employees -this workshop is designed to be delivered to mixed-level groups.
• Leaders and managers seeking to build safer team environments.
• HR professionals developing or reviewing harassment policies and procedures.
• Organisations preparing for ISO 45003 psychosocial safety compliance or broader workplace wellbeing initiatives.

What This Workshop Covers

1. Definitions and Scope: What Counts?

A clear, evidence-based overview of what constitutes sexism, sexual harassment, and gender-based discrimination—including behaviours that are frequently minimised or overlooked.

Participants examine:

• Sexual harassment
• Sexism and gender discrimination
• Microaggressions
• Gaslighting
• Quid pro quo harassment
• Hostile work environments
• Intersectional discrimination
• Online and technology-enabled misconduct

The session explores how workplace culture can normalise harmful behaviour and why early intervention matters.

2. AI, Digital Harassment and Technology-Facilitated Abuse

Artificial intelligence has created new opportunities for innovation—but also new opportunities for abuse.

This dedicated session explores emerging risks including:

• AI-generated sexual harassment.
• Non-consensual deepfake images and videos.
• Image-based abuse and intimate image misuse.
• Voice cloning and impersonation.
• AI-assisted stalking and surveillance.
• Cyberbullying and coordinated online harassment.
• Doxxing and malicious disclosure of personal information.
• Fake evidence and manipulated digital content.
• Abuse through workplace messaging platforms and social media.
• The psychological impact of technology-facilitated abuse on employee wellbeing.

Participants learn how these behaviours may affect colleagues even when they occur outside working hours, why employers cannot assume they are “private matters,” and how organisations can respond through safeguarding, reporting pathways, and psychosocial risk management.

The session also explores emerging legal obligations, organisational responsibilities, and practical strategies for reducing digital harm while protecting employee privacy and dignity.

3. Why It Goes Unreported and The Costs

The psychological, cultural, and structural barriers that prevent reporting. Participants examine:

• Fear of retaliation.
• The “he said, she said” dynamic.
• Trauma responses that affect reporting.
• Digital evidence and its limitations.
• Why victims often delay disclosure.
• The organisational, legal, financial, and reputational costs of under-reporting.

4. The Bystander’s Role

Research consistently shows that bystander intervention is one of the most effective strategies for reducing harassment. Participants learn:

• Why people stay silent.
• How to intervene safely.
• The difference between direct, indirect, and delegated intervention.
• How to support colleagues experiencing both in-person and online harassment.
• Practical intervention strategies for digital workplaces and hybrid teams.

5. What Targets Can Do

Practical, realistic strategies for employees experiencing sexism, harassment, or digital abuse. Including:

• Documenting incidents appropriately.
• Preserving digital evidence safely.
• Responding to online abuse.
• Accessing organisational support.
• Understanding reporting options.
• Protecting wellbeing during investigations.
• When to seek external legal or specialist support.

6. What Leaders and Organisations Must Do

Creating a psychologically safe workplace requires more than a policy.

Managers and leaders explore:

• Their legal duty of care.
• The difference between compliance and culture.
• Trauma-informed responses to disclosures.
• Responding appropriately to AI-enabled harassment.
• Developing reporting systems employees trust.
• Managing digital misconduct fairly and consistently.
• Integrating harassment prevention into psychosocial risk management and ISO 45003.
• Building workplace cultures where inappropriate behaviour is challenged early rather than tolerated.

What You Will Leave With

Participants will be able to:

• Identify the full spectrum of workplace sexism, harassment, and gender-based discrimination.
• Recognise emerging forms of AI-enabled and technology-facilitated abuse.
• Understand the psychological impact of online harassment and non-consensual deepfakes.
• Apply practical bystander intervention strategies in both physical and digital workplaces.
• Know how to document, preserve evidence, report incidents, and access appropriate support.
• Understand organisational responsibilities for preventing and responding to digital harassment.
• As a leader, recognise the behaviours and systems that enable harassment—and those that create psychologically safe, respectful workplaces.

The 3Plus Difference

This workshop is facilitated by a certified trauma-informed coach with extensive experience supporting targets of workplace harassment, cyber abuse, and workplace discrimination, while advising organisations on systemic cultural change.

Unlike traditional compliance-based harassment training, 3Plus International approaches harassment through a trauma-informed, psychosocial safety lens. Participants gain practical tools for recognising harm, responding appropriately, and preventing both traditional and emerging forms of workplace abuse—including those enabled by artificial intelligence and digital technologies.

The workshop moves beyond legal compliance to help organisations build cultures where respect, accountability, and psychological safety become everyday leadership practices.

Book This Workshop for Your Organisation

This workplace sexism and harassment training workshop is available online or in person and can be tailored to your sector, jurisdiction, organisational policies, and risk profile. It can be delivered to all-staff groups or adapted separately for leaders, managers, HR professionals, and individual contributors.

As AI-enabled harassment and technology-facilitated abuse become increasingly common, organisations have an opportunity to prepare managers and employees with the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively—before these issues become workplace crises.

Book This Workshop for Your Organisation

This workplace sexism harassment training workshop is available online or in-person and can be tailored to your sector, jurisdiction, and organisational context. It can be delivered to all-staff groups or tailored separately for leaders and individual contributors. Contact us at info@3plusinternational.com to discuss.