Women in the Navy

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A woman on Woman's hour today talked about her horrendous experiences in the Navy. (CW - sexual assault, rape, CPTSD etc)

'"I was angry that this kind of behaviour is still going on," she says - adding that the MoD "actually still haven't got to grips with how men and women can work alongside each other".

Part of her feels that women should not have felt forced to speak to a newspaper in order to have their voices heard.

"Perhaps if some of us in the past had been a bit more vocal - and made a few more complaints and waves - they may not have been subjected to this now," she says.

"If we don't all speak up and have a voice, it's going to carry on."'

Article here on the BBC:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63556169

Yes, the interview with "Catherine" on Woman's Hour was a hard listen. I don't understand how the new investigative process is supposed to work on submarines. I know Vigil was fictional, but it suggests that the barriers would be pretty insurmountable.

Yes, it was upsetting. A nightmare scenario, for so many reasons.

I can’t imagine what it’s like to be raped and then not be able to physically leave where you are and potentially stuck in the same place for weeks or months with your rapist in the same environment.

Well, and to be told by your boss that you'd brought shame on the service.

I haven't heard WH - I'll listen tomorrow.

But I was shocked & angered to see this army campaign against sexual violence on Twitter today.

Yes, Clitterati, I saw that too. Because we all know that's the typical scenario. FFS!