Category: Sexual Harassment

And What to Do If It Happens to You One of your co-workers makes inappropriate comments about your appearance at work. The comments are frequent enough to create a hostile work environment. So you follow the policy your employer has laid out, and report that person to Human Resources. The […]

How Women Can Fight Back Against Retaliation According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), sexual harassment cases were up 13.6% in 2018—probably because of increased awareness driven by the #MeToo movement. In a way, that’s good news. It shows that women have higher expectations for treatment at work; they’re […]

1 in 3 people have witnessed a superior being inappropriate Often, employees who are experiencing sexual harassment are told to talk to their boss. But what if your boss is the one doing the harassing? According to a recent Randstad study, power and authority often contribute strongly to workplace gender […]

People often stay quiet out of fear Believe it or not, a recent study revealed that over half of people haven’t spoken up after witnessing seen sexual harassment in the workplace. According to the survey by Randstand, “while 51% of both men and women surveyed say they know a woman […]

Standing up against sexual harassment in the workplace is a protected activity. It’s your right to expect that your workplace be free of sexual harassment, and your employer isn’t legally allowed to retaliate against you for reporting it. Despite this, unfortunately, retaliation isn’t unusual. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity […]