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KEY FACTS: Sex Discrimination and harassment In the 2006/07 year there were 472 complaints under the Sex Discrimination Act. 87% were from women. For women, the most common grounds of complaint were sexual harassment (19%) and pregnancy, including returning to work after maternity leave (17%). Most common area of complaint was in employment (81%). Sexual Harassment National research commissioned by the Commission in 2003 found that 28% of females and 7% of males had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. Violence against women 1 in 3 Australian women have experienced violence (both physical and sexual) from an intimate partner in their lifetime. Domestic violence is the leading contributor to preventable death, disability and illness in Victorian women aged 15 to 44. Nearly 1 in 5 Australian women has experienced sexual violence[11] since the age of 15, compared to 1 in 20 men. For more information see: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/sexualharassment/index.html Transcript at: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/listeningtour/themes.html#theme_3