Sexual Harassment Stories and Experiences

When I finally spoke up, I was demoted from office manger to doing the laundry

Logen

I have recently come out of a hostile work environment where a woman (I am also a woman) would constantly put her arm around me, and ask me about my sexuality.

When I finally spoke up re this issue I was demoted from office manger to doing the laundry. I was constantly watched, spied on and accused of stealing. I should also mention this was at an animal shelter so when I had to do the laundry I was dealing w/ feces and urine on the towels and sheets. One other fun thing was the dryer would not always work so I had to haul the wet laundry to a Laundromat in the heat to get the clothing dry. After a while I was also accused of stealing laundry money.

If it wasn’t for a friend helping me through this situation and him finding me a new job I would probably still be there. I worked there for 3 years and dealt with the torment for 8 months. They didn’t even want me to get a new job. We found this out when we hired an agency to see what kind of recommendation they would give. They wouldn’t give any information.

I am now in the Human Rights Division of Sexual Harassment w/ a case pending there.

I hope this helps whoever reads this to know that being harassed by one woman to another exists. Thank you for this web site as well.

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2 Responses to “When I finally spoke up, I was demoted from office manger to doing the laundry”

SHS Speak Up! Blog » Archive » Can women be sexual harassers? The gender double-standard in confronting sexual abuse and harassment Says:
October 27th, 2006 at 10:03 pm
[…] In my own situation, my former university has known for quite awhile about the female professor who has been stalking me, and they have done little to stop it, or make amends for the extensive damage she has done. (I cannot take a restraining order out on her because in my state, the stalker must have threatened you with physical harm first.) When Aaron complained of sexual harassment by his female coworkers, he was laughed at by his supervisor. When Logen complained of the lesbian who was harassing her, she was demoted. These stories are not unique. […]
Grace Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
I too was a victom to not only one same sexual harrassment but my boss and two of her friends all sexually harrassed me during my employ. I finally went to the president of the company and he said he would deal with it which he never did then there was retaliation and I was demoted from HR manager and Accounting manager to just accounting. People talked and I did not get my raise I was promised, they started trying to find reasons to fire me. but I kept record of everything having an HR background I knew what I was up against, but I had no idea how to deal with a woman harrassing me. I hate to say this but having a man harrass a women is easier to deal with you expect it from a man???? hope not to offend anyone, but the same sex I am still dealing with this one and have been for 4 years it has ruined my marriage, my health is not well due to stress and I hate dealing with this issue. I did file a case and have great attorneys but re-living it is very upsetting to me. What can I do to get thru this and who can I talk to?

thanks for your help anyone….

sincerely,

Grace