And when it comes to sexual harassment, power is everything. Research by the TUC has found endemic sexual harassment in British workplaces. Sexual harassment – unwanted behaviour of a sexual kind that violates a person’s dignity – is, under the 2010 Equality Act, a form of unlawful discrimination. There are men who will abuse their power over staff and activists on the right, left and centre of politics. It can also be accelerated by a shift in attitude and tone from male cohorts at Westminster.

Source: The Guardian November 05, 2017 18:33 UTC