Today on the PRmoment podcast we’re discussing the results of Global Women in PR’s Annual Index with Jo Patterson, UK MD at Zeno and Charlotte West, vice president global corporate communications and board director of the Lenovo Foundation.

976 Female PR professionals around the world took part in the survey.

Also, thanks so much to the PRmoment Podcast sponsors the PRCA.

Here’s a summary of what West, Patterson and Smith discussed:

3 mins Patterson talks us through the top line findings from this research.

“Things are getting worse, not better for women in the workplace.”

“The sentiment for flexible working amongst employers is in decline.”

“51% of women working in PR globally have experienced harassment.”

5 mins Patterson talks about the different forms of harassment of women at work.

“Seniority is no guarantee of protection (from harassment.)

“The most common source (of harassment) is people’s immediate bosses.”

“56% of the women who experienced harassment didn't report it.”

12 mins West talks about the steps she takes to ensure harassment doesn't take place in her teams.

13 mins Lots of very high profile, very successful, almost always white men are behaving badly currently. Is this increase in the number and profile of poor male role models impacting the level of harassment of women?

19 mins West and Patterson talk about global flexible working trends in PR, from an employee perspective.