Speak Up!

Rachel, Alabama   
     I have been married to my husband for 14 years this month. In October 2007, my world was turned upside down.
     My father-in-law came to my house around 9am…I recognized his distinct knock. I had just turned on the shower and decided I was not about to redress and answer the door.  But when I [...]

Humiliated 
       I used to work in a mostly male industry, carpentry, mold-making, machining, etc.  Since the men there were of an old-school type, I endured severe sexual harassment all the time. One time,  a guy put his hand up the front of my skirt and another tried to take my bra off.  Plus, there was [...]

Jeanie, North Carolina
     I’m a 25 yr old telecommunicator working in a male-dominated field.
     Over the past 2 years I have been “putting up with” my Lt’s advances that started out as comments about my looks or smells and escalated to inappropriate touching.
     I did my best to ignore him, or avoid him, yet this [...]

Stephanie, Wisconsin
     When I hear the words “sexual harassment” institutions like school or the workplace are the first settings that come to mind; yet unwanted and inappropriate sexual situations can pop up in so many more locations. 
     Last night, I was at a friend’s house for a small party.  At about midnight I decided that since [...]