WEF 2018: Trudeau bats for gender equality, says sexual harassment unacceptable
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday strongly supported urgent steps for gender equality and termed sexual harassment as an unacceptable systemic problem. "We need to have a critical discussion on the power dynamics of gender," Trudeau said in a special address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual summit here. "Sexual harassment is a systemic problem and it is unacceptable. We need a fundamental shift in the way we operate," he said. The Canadian leader further said pay parity efforts are just the first step because pay equality does not mean equal opportunity, or equal sacrifice. He said employers must hire, promote and retain more women not because it is a nice thing to do, but because it is the smart thing to do. PTI
