> In my personal view, getting raped is enough violence
> that I wouldn't prioritise my professional or personal
> comfort over getting justice.
The brutal reality is that most people need to work because there are bills to pay.
It costs money to be alive, basically. You need food. You need shelter. You may have other people such as children that are depending on you.
Should a mother let her kids go hungry because she doesn't want to work in a sexually hostile environment?
That's the very real choice that a lot of people make on a daily basis. A lot of women simply deal with the degrading stuff because they need to get by, and/or perhaps because they hope to gradually change the system from within. Will you pay their bills if they take a stand for what's right and fight their employers?
If you can pick and choose your jobs and don't have to worry about any of the above: please understand that very few people enjoy such a luxury.
It costs money to be alive, basically. You need food. You need shelter. You may have other people such as children that are depending on you.
Should a mother let her kids go hungry because she doesn't want to work in a sexually hostile environment?
That's the very real choice that a lot of people make on a daily basis. A lot of women simply deal with the degrading stuff because they need to get by, and/or perhaps because they hope to gradually change the system from within. Will you pay their bills if they take a stand for what's right and fight their employers?
If you can pick and choose your jobs and don't have to worry about any of the above: please understand that very few people enjoy such a luxury.