“It’s not so much the harassment as it is the abuse of power.”
I see this a lot. It's hard to make something stop when you don't have any sort of power over the abuser.
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- Feb 2022
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But within six months of the sexual harassment investigation, I left the company. Emotionally, it just wore me out. It took all the fun out of being a hard-working female trying to create a reputation for myself based on hard work.
It's unfair that she was treated differently because she was a women. If this hadn't had happened she would have been recognized for her hard work.
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When I walked out of the meeting, I was humiliated. I was beet red. And the female engineer was livid. She told me, “That was completely inappropriate. If you don’t go to HR, I’m going to HR.” Of course it took another female to see it, to recognize it and to do something about it
My experience was in a class full of male students. I didn't have another female supporting me. It is nice that she was there and was actually going to do something about it.
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I was so worried about how I would be perceived. I wanted to be tough enough to handle this environment. I kept thinking, I’m such a freaking stereotype. I didn’t want to be the female who complains to HR.
I understand how this feels. You don't want to make a big deal out of it. You want to be seen and independent and strong. It is okay to speak up about things like this though. Sometimes trying to do it on your own won't make things better.
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“Where have you been?” And he looked at me and said, “Oooh, am I in trouble? Are you gonna spank me?”
This is infuriating. What kind of a comment is that? He definitely wouldn't have said that if she was a man.
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“I love how your eyeshadow matches your sweater. I just love it.” He was just staring at me, and it was really awkward.
In this situation it's like "do I just take the compliment?" or "is this wrong?"
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“I’m hiring this young, hot redhead. You’ll love her.” That was the start of it.
I hate that this is a thing. I hate that she was chosen because she was pretty, not necessarily skilled.
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I was one of only two female engineers on the team
I understand this feeling. It shouldn't be a problem but it really is uncomfortable to be one of the only females in a certain situation.
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