To wonder if there’s a woman who hasn’t put up with unacceptable sexual harassment in the workplace?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66775015

just reading this…..

and actually been thinking about this a lot recently. Have had 3 male bosses in my life. Was thinking that 2 have technically sexually harassed me (putting ice down my top, doing the tongue action between fingers, staring, inuendo comments- all while being ‘nice guys’) the one who didn’t Was seeing a lady in the office. Still work with the latest and to be honest I avoid bei nd alone with him cos I feel uncomfortable around him ( I’m in my 40s I’m not particularly worried about him but likewise I guess I should have to avoid a collleavue because I feel like I might be stared at)

these blokes are married with kids as I’m sure many of these ones are in the article.

are they all doing it? Is my husband sexually harassing people at work? Is theee a woman who hasn’t dealt with this sh*t?

m just realised my title makes it look like some sexual harassment might be acceptable. Obvs I don’t think that.

is the only way of avoiding it by not working with men?

wtf?

Thing is, though, that I'm a "serious" kind of person, I don't flirt at work, have always been "professional" etc., so perhaps I give off a "don't mess with me" vibe??

Never flirted at work and always professional but still got harassed. Most harassed women don't "ask for it"

Yes, many times, ranging from innuendos to almost rape.

I wouldn't stand for it now and call it out every time I see it, but bitterly regret not doing much about it when it was happening. It was all so normal back then, women were supposed to accept it graciously.

I have never been sexually harassed in my professional life (although I absolutely had more than my share of gropey / inappropriate twats when I was working in hospitality as a youngster / student).

I do work in IT, though, so it's possibly a combination of a) being a bit of a unicorn as a woman and b) the sort of blokes who gravitate to IT generally (please note the use of the word 'generally', I'm sure there are exceptions) aren't the sort of alpha dicks who do this sort of thing.

I completely believe women who say they have been sexually harassed at work, though. I'm just fortunate not to have experienced it.

I was in the workplace for over a decade before I had the 1st job where I wasn't sexually harassed.

I have in most of my past roles.
Trying to be vague as this is fairly identifying but my last male boss was caught on cctv wanking at my desk when I was off. Only knew because he didn't delete his search history on my computer. So that was nice!

It has never happened to me at work. The tube is another matter.