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It is an unfortunate reality that a woman is judged much more harshly than a man. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Sexual abuse in the workplace: a symptom of a larger system of power gone rogue

South Africa’s public-interest sector is not clean of alleged sex pests in the office

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#WeBelieveThem: Feminist caucus calls for end to ‘culture of silence’ in NGO sector

The statement comes after details of Equal Education’s institutional failure to address sexual harassment allegations emerged

Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer.

Equal Education meets with WC education dept over sexual harassment claims

The organisation says it now has three separate processes currently running to investigate allegations of sexual harassment

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We are looking inward: Equal Education

The social justice organisation says the sexual harassment allegations have been a wake-up call

Silence

Social justice organisations are not squeaky clean, and we must do better

Following sexual assault allegations at EE, civil society donor Nicolette Naylor sees this is an opportunity to interrogate approaches to sexism

‘Malicious’: Doron Isaacs says sexual harassment allegations are unfounded and are being pursued by someone with a personal agenda

‘Close friends’ of accused ran Equal Education’s sexual harassment investigation

Concerns raised about conflicts of interest on the panel that investigated Doron Isaacs in 2011

Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schäfer.

W. Cape suspends Equal Education’s school operations after sexual harassment claims

Education MEC Debbie Schäfer said that the allegations of sexual harassment – revealed last week by the Mail & Guardian — were “most concerning”

Doron Isaacs

Equal Education treasurer resigns following sexual harassment allegations

In the past month, Tshepo Motsepe, Luyolo Mazwembe and now Doron Isaacs, have resigned from Equal Education amid allegations of sexual harassment

Equal Education co-founder Doron Isaacs. (David Harrison/M&G)

NGO’s sexual harassment woes grow

Equal Education co-founder Doron Isaacs and activist Zackie Achmat implicated by staff

Mazwembe has been at EE since 2008 at the Western Cape office and moved to Johannesburg in 2016.

Equal Education hit by another sexual misconduct case

On Monday, Equal Education released a statement saying its former head had resigned after allegations of sexual harassment.

Tshepo Motsepe.

“Several women” allege sexual harassment against Equal Education boss

Sources allege “an enabling environment for sexual predators” in the organisation

Tshepo Motsepe.

Equal Education boss resigns amid sexual harassment allegations

Tshepo Motsepe resigned after a preliminary investigation was conducted and a formal complaint was submitted to the organisation’s national council.