Doing nothing does harm

Actions can speak louder than words.

To show how you feel:

• Roll your eyes 

• Shake your head

• ​Don’t laugh along 

• Sit between the woman and the disrespectful person 

Do something because doing nothing does harm.

Support women and anyone else doing something:

• Ask if she’s ok

• ​Back up others: ‘What they said'

• Acknowledge what's happened: ‘I’m sorry they said that’

Do something because doing nothing does harm.

Speak up about disrespectful behaviour:

• Respond to a sexist joke with ‘I don’t get it?’

• Purposely change the topic: ‘Ooo-kaaay, let’s move on?’ 

• Gently tease them: ‘Are you still in the 1950s?!’ 

• Ask them to stop: ‘Mate, can you not? C’mon’ 

Read our extra tips to do something.