An advertising campaign aimed to connect victims of sexual harassment with a support program has received some inappropriate social media responses.

The Public Legal Education Association had created a program called The Shift Project.

It is designed to offer 4 free hours of legal advice and information to victims of sexual harassment in workplaces in Saskatchewan.

Most responses to the advertisement were respectful and acknowledging, while some were a mix of aggressive denial and frivolous jokes.

Hilary Peterson, the legal program coordinator for the Public Legal Education Association says comments like these show the desperate need for programs like The Shift Project.

The ad campaign originally targeted men and women separately, but due to the number of offensive comments received, the male portion of the campaign was terminated.