{"id":5939,"date":"2022-09-01T07:48:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T07:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everythingindian.com.au\/blog\/?p=5939"},"modified":"2022-08-31T05:56:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T05:56:01","slug":"aut-apologises-to-mp-marisa-paterson-for-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everythingindian.com.au\/blog\/aut-apologises-to-mp-marisa-paterson-for-sexual-harassment\/","title":{"rendered":"AUT Apologises To MP Marisa Paterson for Sexual Harassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Dr. Marisa Paterson, publicly accused \u00a0a high profile Academic of \u00a0New Zealand\u2019s Auckland University of Technology for sexual harassment and stalking. She was the director of Australian National University\u2019s Centre for Gambling Research in 2020 when she made the accusations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Dr. Marisa Paterson publicly accused a prominent professor of stalking and harassing her in 2020, she was serving as the director of the Australian National University&#8217;s (ANU) Centre for Gambling Research. When Dr. Marisa Paterson publicly accused a prominent professor of stalking and harassing her in 2020, she was serving as the director of the Australian National University&#8217;s (ANU) Centre for Gambling Research. She initially filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission in November 2021, but it was not addressed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/metoo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#metoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, there is some justice. The sexual harassment I experienced and the inadequate handling of my complaint are being publicly recognised. My voice is being heard \u2013 most importantly by Auckland University of Technology <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUT<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alisonmau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Alisonmau<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4OrkhLvn0P\">https:\/\/t.co\/4OrkhLvn0P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Marisa Paterson MLA (@marisa_paterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marisa_paterson\/status\/1562669373084405762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The handling of Dr. Marisa Paterson&#8217;s accusation of sexual harassment has been apologised for without reservation by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand in a joint statement released through the Office of the Human Rights Proceedings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2022\/08\/25\/aut-apologises-to-marisa-paterson-after-sexual-harassment-complaint\/\">AUT<\/a><\/strong> said, \u201cWe recognise that our investigation into your complaint was not adequate and our communication with you throughout the process failed to recognise and reflect the very sensitive and serious nature of the issues and the impact on you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The University also added, \u201cAUT considers that the actions it has taken, including its apology to Dr Paterson, reflect the positive shift in institutional culture, and a survivor-centred approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Paterson claimed that the reason for her complaint was that she wanted the damaging behaviour to stop and the incident to be looked into.<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cMy desperation in lodging a formal complaint was extreme \u2013 my career was everything to me and I knew that making a complaint would have significant implications. The independent report that was commissioned by AUT and this apology, are public recognition that I did not experience the appropriate or adequate response to the harm I experienced.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Marisa Paterson, publicly accused \u00a0a high profile Academic of \u00a0New Zealand\u2019s Auckland University of Technology for sexual harassment and stalking. She was the director of Australian National University\u2019s Centre for Gambling Research in 2020 when she made the accusations. 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