Speak Up!

Colleen, Texas
     I worked in an environment of approximately eighty people on my shift/department.  During this time, I was repeatedly subjected to lewd jokes, sexual comments and gestures, physical contact, all of it unwelcome and disgusting. There was five men doing this to me.
     I was one of three women, the other two married with [...]

 Sandi, North Carolina
     A man has been stalking me for years. He left obscene lengthy screaming voice mails. Other times, he would lay his phone down by his tv and let the answering machine record it.  He played Cheryl Crowe’s song “The First Cut is the Deepest” as a message on my cell phone voice [...]

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 [...]

CPI
     Part of my job as an IT Manager was to monitor Internet usage and conduct investigations when people violated the company policy.  The policy – which everyone had to sign – prohibited visiting websites that were sexual in nature.
     Over the past 4 years, I have seen more porn than I ever cared to [...]

Eily, Nebraska    
     Most of my senior year in high school, I was harassed by a “friend.” 
     When it started, he would joke that he wanted to have sex in the school’s band room. 
     I didn’t like it, but I didn’t say anything about it to anyone.  I stopped being able to eat like I had before.  [...]

Lynndy    
     When I was a sophomore in High School, two guys whom I thought were my friends began making comments about my figure and how I was just really gorgeous. 
     I was like, “Thanks for the compliments.” 
     But then the next day they both came up to me and started grabbing my breasts and other inappropriate places.
     [...]

Jeannette, Florida
     I am a 23 year female living in south Florida. I endured 5 months of harassment before I turned the creep into my managing director.
     It started with him telling me how beautiful I was and how pretty my eyes were and how he loooooved “fluffy girls.” It then evolved into him telling [...]

V, Oklahoma   
     I’ve been unlucky enough to be stalked twice. 
     The first was a fellow student in college piano class.  His parents knew mine, but I was unaware of his existence beyond the kid that sat at the back.  His father came in where my mother worked, excited that this guy and I were going [...]

Gave Into the Harassment, Colorado
     I am scared.  I have an appointment with the EEOC tomorrow.  My biggest fear is that after being harassed for over a year and 1/2, I gave in and had sex with him twice.  After the constant day to day to day, “Go out with me,” whining if I didn’t, [...]

Kelly, Minnesota   
     I was at a conference for work at a casino with several co-workers.  A few of us were in the lounge of the casino having a few drinks together.  I decided that it was late and I wanted to go to bed. 
     At that time a supervisor decided to do the same and [...]