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A group of three men and three women are exercising in a leafy park. We focus on two of the men who are putting their boxing gloves on. One of them makes a comment about the woman exercising behind them.]
Man 1: Oohf, check it out. Makes the 6 AM alarm worth it, doesn’t it?
[Man 2 looks clearly uncomfortable with the comment, but doesn’t do anything.]
[Words appear on screen: Next time, do something.]
[Suddenly, a mouse cursor rewinds the video back to the moment where Man 2 makes the offensive comment.]
Man 1: … Makes the 6 AM alarm worth it, doesn’t it?
[This time, the friend decides to show that the comment was not okay. He shakes his head, takes off his gloves, and walks away from the man who made the disrespectful comment.]
[Words appear on the screen: When you see women being disrespected, show it’s not OK.]
[Man 1 who made the disrespectful comment now looks uncomfortable and contemplative.]
[An end graphic appears on screen to read: Do something, because doing nothing does harm - This is followed by an Our Watch logo and text that reads: End violence against women and their children – at the bottom, the text reads: doingnothingdoesharm.org.au]
[A group of four tradespeople, three men and one woman, are having lunch at a casual café discussing something that happened at work that morning]
Man 1: Yeah, I reckon we’re going to need another day to finish that decking though.
Woman: Well you’ll save time if we repurpose the...
[Man 2 interrupts the woman]
Man 2: I reckon us guys know what we’re doing, thanks love.
[Man 1 looks visibly uncomfortable with the comment and looks down, but doesn’t do anything about it]
[Words appear on the screen: Next time, do something.]
[Suddenly, a mouse cursor rewinds the video back to the moment where Man 2 makes the offensive comment.]
Man 2: ...thanks love.
[The woman looks visibly offended as she grabs her wallet, stands up and walks away towards the cashier]
[Words appear on the screen: When you see women being disrespected, support them]
[This time, Man 1 stands up and walks towards his female colleague to support her.]
Man 1: Hey, don’t listen to him. Keen to hear your idea when we get back.
[The woman smiles and nods at him.]
[Man 1 looks back at the table to see their fourth colleague nodding at him and the woman in approval]
[An end graphic appears on screen to read: Do something, because doing nothing does harm - This is followed by an Our Watch logo and text that reads: End violence against women and their children – at the bottom, the text reads: doingnothingdoesharm.org.au]
In a suburban house backyard, two men are standing together talking beside a food table.
Man 1: Have a look at this [Man 1 shows Man 2 something on his mobile phone].
See? They’re nowhere near the same standard as the men.
[Sports commentary sound is heard from phone]
Man 1: I could watch them bounce around like that all day though [Laughs].
[Man 2 looks visibly uncomfortable with the comment, but doesn’t do anything about it.]
[Words appear on screen: Next time, Do Something]
[Suddenly, a mouse cursor rewinds the video back to the moment where Man 1 makes the offensive comment.]
Man 1: ...all day though [Laughs].
Man 2: Come on. Have some respect.
Man 1: What?
Man 2: That’s not on.
Come on. Have some respect.
[Words appear on the screen: When you see women being disrespected, speak up.]
Man 1: You know what? You’re right. Too far.
[An end graphic appears on screen to read: Do something, because doing nothing does harm - This is followed by an Our Watch logo and text that reads: End violence against women and their children – at the bottom, the text reads: doingnothingdoesharm.org.au]
[A man is sitting at his desk attending a video conference meeting with four other colleagues, two men and two women. One of his male colleagues makes a comment.]
Man 1: This is a tough client, better we send one of the guys instead.
[Everyone looks uncomfortable about the comment, but no one does anything. We focus back on the man sitting at his desk who shakes his head]
[Words appear on the screen: Next time, do something.]
[Suddenly, a mouse cursor rewinds the video back to the moment where Man 2 makes the offensive comment.]
Man 1: ...the guys instead.
[This time, the man who was looking uncomfortable decides to speak up.]
Man 2: What do you mean? Because Emma’s a woman? I wonder what HR would have to say about this.
[Words appear on the screen: When you see women being disrespected, speak up.]
[We see the full group on the video conference, then focus in on the offender looking uncomfortable.]
[An end graphic appears on screen to read: Do something, because doing nothing does harm - This is followed by an Our Watch logo and text that reads: End violence against women and their children – at the bottom, the text reads: doingnothingdoesharm.org.au]
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Next time you see women being disrespected, #DoSomething. SHOW it’s not OK, SUPPORT women & SPEAK UP. Because doing nothing creates a culture in which violence against women is more likely. Find out more: www.doingnothingdoesharm.org.au
Copy to clipboardNext time you see women being disrespected, SHOW it’s not OK with your body language or emoji (😳👎🙄🏃). Roll your eyes. Shake your head. Don’t laugh. Walk away. #DoSomething, because #DoingNothingDoesHarm. Find out more: www.doingnothingdoesharm.org.au
Copy to clipboardNext time you see women being disrespected, SUPPORT them by asking if they’re OK in person or by direct message. Because #DoingNothingDoesHarm. Find out more: www.doingnothingdoesharm.org.au
Copy to clipboardNext time you see women being disrespected, SPEAK UP. Question the joke or comment. Move the conversation along. Say, “Enough!” Find more tips to #DoSomething at www.doingnothingdoesharm.org.au
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