More than half of women experience workplace harassment at some point in their careers. And that doesn’t take into account men or nonbinary workers who face similar issues.
Many times, the experience is troubling but not life-altering, and workers move on without taking action. Other times, it’s egregious to the point where not only do workers report it, they feel it’s worth suing over. That was the case for former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, who filed a lawsuit in 2016 claiming sexual harassment in one of the first big #MeToo cases.
