Questions tagged [sexual-harassment]
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Responding to people questioning my single status?
Background
I am a computer programmer working as a graduate student under a biochemistry department in a university affiliated hospital. So far I have had a very successful career, having written novel and published data mining algorithms on top of…
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Witnessed a woman being abused (groped) in a nightclub
Scenario
Last Thursday I (21 year old male) was in my student union as there was a Drum and Bass Event happening. I went out with a fairly large group, about 8 lads including me and 2 girls. We were all having a great time. I was talking to…
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Can my sister convey to her womanizer boss by her body language and general behavior that she is not 'available' for an 'office romance'?
My sister recently accepted a high-paying job offer as office administrator in a local firm in our hometown in India, run by a divorced middle aged financial consultant. She is due to join next week but has now been informed by very reliable parties…
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How to politely tell a friend that his views on women are extreme?
I have a close friend that I know since college, we share almost every interest, and we were lucky enough to get hired at the same company.
My problem is, with the metoo and timesup movement my friend is starting to share his personal views on women…
user23128
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How to tell a colleague that touching my behind at the christmas party was not ok
During my company's Christmas party one colleague got extremely drunk. He then went to me, put his arm around me and his hand on my behind. I found this both annoying and highly inappropriate and pushed his hand away. He did it again later in the…
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How do I tell my best friend that her brother sexually harassed me and that I don't want to hang out with her when he's around anymore?
Just recently, my closest friend's brother knowingly sexually harassed me just about a year after he previously forced a kiss on me. It never was too difficult to hang out with my best friend when he was around, as long as he kept a manageable…
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