Cadasta expects all staff, volunteers, contractors, vendors, partners and others to respect the rights and opinions of others, and to refrain from behavior that impairs our mission, purpose, or culture of empowerment in the workplace.
Cadasta is deeply committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any kind of harassment, bullying, or discrimination. Conduct that is discriminatory, harassing, or otherwise disempowering will not be tolerated, regardless of whether it takes place on Cadasta premises or off-site, including on the internet, in remote work, at Cadasta-sponsored social events, during business travel, training sessions or conferences. Such behavior includes, but is not limited to:
Cadasta does not tolerate any form of sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and any other conduct that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment, or unreasonably interferes with work performance, based on sex or where submission to unwelcome sexual conduct is made a term or condition of employment, or is used as the basis for employment decisions. Sexual harassment may include sexual advances, sexual solicitation, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct, visual and non-verbal conduct that is of a sexual nature. Sexual misconduct includes behavior that falls short of the legal definition of sexual harassment, but nonetheless is unprofessional, inappropriate, and inconsistent with our cultural values.
Cadasta expects all staff to treat one another and the public equally, fairly, and with professionalism and respect at all times.
Cadasta encourages its staff to report behavior that is unprofessional, inappropriate, unfair, or unequal. Staff members who witness or experience conduct believed to be inconsistent with the Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment policies should report the matter immediately to the attention of their manager, any other manager, the Sr. Director of Operations, or Chief Executive Officer. Reports may be made verbally or in writing.
Retaliation for reporting inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. Cadasta is committed to ensuring that staff members who in good faith report sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment or discrimination; register a complaint pursuant to these policies; or participate in an investigation of harassment or discrimination are protected from any form of retaliation.
Cadasta is committed to creating a safe and violence-free work environment, and will not tolerate violence or threats of violence of any kind.
Cadasta is an equal opportunity employer. All staff will be treated fairly and equally, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
Cadasta encourages its staff, volunteers, and others to take action to make our community and workplace better. That means we all need to do our part to create an environment that is more empowering, equal, and enjoyable for all who wish to be a part of Cadasta. This includes reporting misconduct and/or identifying inappropriate behavior as such when we observe it as a bystander.
Any time I feel that Cadasta could be doing better, I understand that Cadasta encourages me to speak up and share my concerns with my supervisor or another trusted staff. Cadasta believes that the workplace community should be supportive, and that staff, volunteers, and others have an obligation to do their part to create a culture that is supportive, and free from intimidation or bias.
Cadasta knows that it’s impossible to identify every possible scenario in one document. To that end, we rely on each other’s judgment and willingness to take action in order to ensure that we maintain a workplace culture that is equal and empowering.
