More Personal Stories Of Harassment Prompt Calls To Ensure Safe Workplaces
By Carrie Shepherd, Meha AhmadMore Personal Stories Of Harassment Prompt Calls To Ensure Safe Workplaces
By Carrie Shepherd, Meha AhmadTwo small words circulating on social media last weekend said so much. The hashtag #metoo was used by men and women to share personal experiences of harassment at work, and in other parts of their worlds. All of this comes, of course, after a flood of headlines of sexual abuse allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was expelled Saturday from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. You don’t have to be in Hollywood, or a traditional office to have moments of feeling disrespected because of gender.
Morning Shift talks with Maya Raghu, director of Workplace Equality and Senior Counsel at National Women’s Law Center, and Karla Altmayer, Co-founder of Coalition Against Workplace Sexual Violence about ways to create a safer space for all employees.