It’s been a year since #MeToo pulled back the veil on the open secret of workplace sexual harassment. And while the movement, as well as #TimesUp, have definitely increased awareness of the myriad ways women (especially non-white, non-straight, non-cisgender women) are discriminated against and oppressed in every industry, not much concrete progress has been made to rectify the problem.
Last year, in 2017, Fairygodboss surveyed 502 women about sexual harassment in the workplace. This year, they asked a few new questions and included responses from an additional 400 women. Sadly, 57 percent of respondents say things have stayed the same for women in the workplace in 2018, while 9 percent say things have gotten worse.
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