Summary of How We Can End Sexual Harassment at Work

Gretchen Carlson

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Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson drew the public spotlight in 2016 when she filed a sexual harassment suit against Roger Ailes, then the CEO of Fox. Now she uses this spotlight to illuminate the widespread problem of sexual harassment in the workplace and its three solutions. Regardless of your party affiliation or profession, getAbstract recommends Carlson’s impassioned, timely talk.

In this summary, you will learn

Why sexual harassment is a workplace “epidemic,”
What cultural myths about harassment silence women and allow perpetrators to go unpunished, and
What three strategies contribute to a safe work environment.

About the Speaker

Gretchen Carlson is a broadcast journalist and CBS news correspondent. Her autobiography is titled Getting Real.

Summary

Women of all ages, professions, races and political affiliations experience sexual harassment in the workplace. Sexual harassment is “not about sex,” but about power dynamics. Sexual harassers draw power by making their targets feel helpless. However, victims can reclaim their power. In 2016, Fox News...