Women harassed at work say they do not trust the authorities to take their side, so few report the episodes. “These cases kill the inner motivation for women to seek help.”Ukraine, of course, is hardly the only country with sexual abuse in the military. There, sitting with the police chief, Lieutenant Sikal said the colonel boasted of the attractive junior officers under his command. “He bragged that he had two young, new female lieutenants and suggested we all take a sauna together,” she said, her voice trembling. “I was not a human for him,” Lieutenant Sikal said.

Source: New York Times May 19, 2019 08:34 UTC