Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Sexual Harassment in the Arts and Culture Sector: Discussion
2:30 pm
Ms Katherine Licken:
On the question of whether we need more law in this area, we certainly need the tone to be set at the top and we need a change of culture. The very fact that we are in this room talking about it and the fact that it is being reported on gives a very loud and clear message to people who behave badly that it is not acceptable. It is worth being here today for that alone. Some of the measures that we are taking concern that tone from the top. We need the tone to be that the people in charge do not like this kind of behaviour and do not accept it. It is very important, and there are ideas coming out of this gathering here today that we will take back, listen to, think about and perhaps take into the forum.
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