The chapter delves into the experiences of women who worked on a renowned public radio talk show, including receiving sexually suggestive emails and enduring sexual harassment from the host. It also sheds light on the mistreatment of African American co-hosts on the show.
The #MeToo Movement has shed a harsh light on sexual harassment in the workplace. Just how bad, and how pervasive, is sexism on the job in the U.S., from day-to-day expressions of disrespect all the way to rape? Spoiler: It’s bad.
Reported by Ibby Caputo. With researchers Hannah Riley Bowles of Harvard Kennedy School, Meg Bond of UMass Lowell, Peter Glick of Lawrence University, and Mily Treviño-Sauceda of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas.
Thanks to Tena Rubio for production support. Voiceover by Ruxandra Guidi.
Music by Alex Weston, Evgueni and Sacha Galperine, and Kevin MacLeod. Music and production help from Joe Augustine at Narrative Music.