Allegations of sexual misconduct at Oxfam, Save the Children and the Presidents Club have dominated headlines this year. Is civil society doing enough to address sexism in the workplace? We spoke to ‘Is the Third Sector Sexist?’, a collective of women researching sexism and sexual harassment in the third sector, to find out more.

“As a sector we need to be ahead of the curve in acknowledging faults and blindspots within the sector and practically work to change that”

“We believe everything should be data led and based on solid research and so we wanted to bring some of that into the discussion and debate around sexism in the third sector”

“Society is sexist, but the third sector should do better. We’re meant to be the bastions of leading a new and better world”