Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) testified at a House hearing Tuesday on “Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Congressional Workplace.”Rep. Barbara Comstock’s calm, deliberate tone and the stately Longworth House Office Building hearing room where she spoke belied the depravity of the story she told. While the identity of any one pervert is important, the nation belatedly is realizing that sexual misconduct — harassment, abuse, rape — is a pervasive part of our culture — especially male culture. The OOC requires an individual to wait at least 90 days from the alleged incident before the filing of a sexual harassment complaint. Citing Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data, Raskin said between 25 percent and 85 percent of women have suffered sexual harassment in the workplace. Read more:[Stories of Uncle Sam’s pervasive culture of sexual misconduct][Uncle Sam is a slacker in policing sexual misconduct in agencies][Report finds sloppy handling of sexual misconduct cases in Justice Department][Forest Service slammed over sexual-harassment and civil rights complaints]

Source: Washington Post November 14, 2017 22:30 UTC