A 22-year-old Russian woman has lost her case to become only the third woman in the history of the country to win a sexual harassment suit against a male employer after the judge ruled that "If we had no sexual harassment, we would have no children." According to the court, the woman's boss, who "demanded that female workers signalled to him with their eyes that they desperately wanted to be laid on the boardroom table as soon as he gave the word", was simply ensuring the survival of the human species through sexual reproduction. According to a recent survey, 100% of female Russian professionals say they've been sexually harassed by their bosses. Yes, that's all of them. Of course, when the office cooler is filled with vodka, weird things can happen in the workplace. More details here.
Monday, August 4, 2008
In Russia, There's no Such Thing as Sexual Harassment
