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 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released data confirming what plaintiff's employment attorneys (and Human resources professionals) already knew: that not only is sexual harassment targeting women more prevalent in the workplace so are all forms of discrimination and harassment and retaliation. ( read the full EEOC report here ) Of the nearly 30,000 complaints filed between 2018 and 2021, 78.2% of complaints  of sexual harassment were reported by women, and women made of 62% of the 98,000 total harassments charges alleging any basis (e.g. race, national origin). Keep in mind the numbers are much more sobering as 87% of sexual harassment victims still do not report the sexual harassment they suffer in the workplace for fear of retaliation. This number is down only a few percentage points since 2016.      The numbers on the lack of reporting of sexual harassment was originally published in a 2016 EEOC report. Now updated to focus on charges ...

 In case you missed a few, here is the sexual harassment / sexual assault list of shame recap published by the  Seattle Times  (read article). Many high-profile men in Hollywood, politics, media and business have recently faced allegations ranging from sexual misconduct to rape. A look at some of the men accused: Tom Ashbrook , longtime NPR host   — Accused by 11 mostly young women and men of unwanted hugs, necks and back rubs and “creepy” sex talks. He was put on leave from his show “On Point. Celebrity chef  Mario Batali   — Accused by four women of groping and grabbing employees and others. He apologized, gave up oversight of his restaurant empire and took leave from his ABC cooking show, “The Chew.” Eddie Berganza , group editor of DC Comics   — Accused of forcibly kissing and groping three women. He was fired. Celebrity chef  John Besh   — Accused by 25 women of sexual harassment. He has stepped down from the company he founded.

Companies must implement policies that encourage healthy workplaces for everyone.  Bro-culture leads to harassment and lawsuit(s) at Google

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Too careful/political for me. I agree, let's not infantilize women. But that has more to do with how the media frames the issue than what the woman reporting the harassment have suffered or the problem at large. Come on!

Love Laura Dern. Glad to hear about the commission dealing with abuse of power! #standup #nevershutup