26th May 2006

You Are Not Alone

If you’re being sexually harrassed at work, you are not alone.

In this case involving Dr. Robert Haddad and Caritas Christi Health Care System in Boston, four women accused Dr. Haddad of sexually harassing them. The sexual harassement included hugs, touching, kissing, and personal calls to them.

Later, 10 more women came forward.

Wonder how many more women there are out there?

I would guess dozens more.

I’m posting this because I know that when we are victimized it is easy to believe that we are the only one this is happening to, that we are isolated (or that the instance was isolated). But it simply isn’t true.

This is not to say that coming forward to Human Resources doesn’t have consequences in the real world. It can be embarrassing and painful. It can lead to being laid off or fired. But it just might be the right thing to do.

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