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Consider work tasks and the design of work

Look at the way work is designed including the tasks performed, how and when they are carried out. Some tasks may have higher risks of sexual and gender-based harassment, for example tasks:

\- associated with sexist jokes and sexual innuendo
\- requiring interaction with customers, clients, patients or other persons, either face‑to‑face, on the phone or online
\- being performed in remote locations, people’s homes or in other work environments where access to support and supervision is not immediately available, or
\- involving attendance at conferences, excursions and social events as part of work duties, including overnight travel.

Consider how work is allocated, including the skills and experience of the workers and the number of workers assigned to a task. Consider how gender stereotypes may impact the risks involved with certain tasks.

For some tasks the risk of sexual and gender-based harassment may be higher if they are done by a single worker (e.g. cleaning an occupied hotel room), whereas other tasks may have a higher risk if two workers are assigned (e.g. cleaning a small, isolated storeroom).