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encourages more women to come
Department; file a complaint with
forward.
the Equal Employment Opportunity
Gordon said she doesn’t expect
Commission; or see a lawyer.
quick changes. “HR depart-
Some women choose to
ABOVE: Ellen
ments want to protect cor-
leave an organization rather
Lipton, Barbara porations. Companies need
than seeking help from their
Zaltz and Dana to get serious with their
HR Department, fearing an
Cooper--all
training. They need to have
awkward situation where
of Huntington sensible guidelines provided
they may have to continue
Woods.
by the big guy (the company’s
to work with their harasser.
senior leader). Zero tolerance
Filing a complaint with the
doesn’t work.”
EEOC may take years to
resolve, she said.
Workplace harassment is not rare. HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS
The discussion extended into sexual
“The media only cover high-level
behavior on campus, where Bendix
cases,” Gordon pointed out.
said women are more likely to be
Bendix said that 54 percent of
victims of assault. Multiple reasons
women have experienced unwanted
were suggested — excess drinking,
male attention that is work-related.
social pressure and a lack of clear
“It is ingrained in our culture,” she
messages by young women. It was
said. The result for the victim can
pointed out that women sometime
be anxiety, depression and post-
traumatic stress disorder; symptoms tend to use more tentative phras-
ing, such as “I don’t think I want
may occur years later.
“There is a bystander effect. What to do that” rather than a definitive
“no” that may create ambiguity for a
happens when we see something?
young man.
Do we look the other way?” she
Local universities were both
asked. Bendix encouraged partici-
praised and criticized for their
pants to explore the reasons for this
handling of assault allegations.
abusive climate and the reluctance
Michigan State University includes a
of many women to speak up.
session about sexual behavior in its
Several women pointed out a ten-
dency “to blame yourself ”— to think freshman orientation. “Boys have to
that they must have done something know when a girl can give consent
and that can’t be when she is drunk,”
wrong that brought on unwanted
one woman noted.
behavior. “Shame can shut us down
Another woman stressed a need
from speaking out,” one attendee
to be proactive. “How do we protect
said.
our girls, teach them to speak up, to
“We need to practice saying no.
say no?”
We need to encourage each other
Another mother in the group
and need to find the boundaries,”
said, “We need to train boys that no
another participant said. The group
means no.” •
felt that validating their emotions