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I’m a trans woman whose colleague wouldn’t shut up about my body. I blame workplace power imbalance

January 25, 2023 | I was freshly out as a trans woman—in the trans community, we call it baby trans. I was working in technology as a contractor and it was a good place. It was pretty small, but not tiny. The Vancouver office was exciting, interesting work. I really needed the job because I hadn’t worked in some ...

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Sexual assault and abuse are part of my paramedic job. I’m not going to leave, but we need more support from management

January 25, 2023 | It’s hard to remember specific situations, because it happens often, unfortunately. The first time I was verbally assaulted was during my first week of my mentorship. A male patient was threatening to rape me, not that he was actually going to do anything. He was in a stretcher, and he was very, very drunk. I ...

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I was creeped out by guys at work. It made me feel I had to keep myself more hidden

January 25, 2023 | Before I did my master’s in public policy, I worked in marketing at a cryptocurrency company. I started in an entry-level position and worked my way up to marketing manager. There were some men in the office who were very inappropriate. One in particular would get really drunk and hit on all the women in ...

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A colleague flashed a nude photo at me. Now I feel a little smarter about the way things really are

January 25, 2023 | I was a new worker—I’d only been in my position for a few months. He had been there for about 12 or 15 years, so he wasn’t a super-direct supervisor to me. But he was an established employee within the organization who wasn’t going anywhere. We were having a normal conversation—you know, when, say, you ...

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There’s no HR in the indie film industry. Here’s how I dealt with sexual harassment and protected my career

January 25, 2023 | At first It was difficult to tell whether he was attracted to me; he was so much older than me that I brushed the thought away. But then, one day, while we were discussing my TV show, he placed his hand on my leg. I wasn’t scared or anything I just thought, how do I ...

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I complained about harassment—and lost the best job I’ve ever had

November 23, 2022 | I had only been there for about two months before I was harassed over the public radio, which all the staff used to communicate with one another when we were working. A co-worker accused me over the radio of having favours done for me because of my female body parts. I was kind of shocked ...

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I was constantly harassed on the police force. It’s not a safe place for female officers

November 23, 2022 | In May of 2009, I started as a fourth-class constable. As a rookie officer, you notice the challenges of policing early on in a busy division. I noticed there was a lot of sexual innuendo. But I was busy, young, and I had so much to learn, so I didn’t really have time to think ...

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My co-worker crossed boundaries. I was the one whose career suffered

November 23, 2022 | I am a very open person, and I genuinely just want to care for other people. I know because of that nature, I have been targeted by people, typically older cis men, who want to manipulate me. I started recording narration for the studio in Vancouver when I was around 22 or 23. When the ...

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I was used as entertainment at sales conferences. I feel bigger now

November 23, 2022 | Eight years ago, I was a marketing associate for an American medical device company, in charge of all of the marketing in Canada. A large part of that meant supporting the sales team. There was always an expectation that the salespeople would socialize with prospective clients. These clients were either at hospitals or were paramedics, ...

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I worked in the restaurant biz for years. I stopped talking about sexual harassment because people don’t want angry stories

November 23, 2022 | I was 16 years old and working at a golf canteen the first time I was sexually harassed. I had no idea what to do when patrons leered so I ignored them. Once, a group of well-known men, including a couple of radio hosts, came in between holes. A contest was running on the radio ...

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