“Victims are afraid to come forward because they fear they won’t be believed. When we have a public example of women coming forward and the perpetrator being held accountable for his actions, it demonstrates the power of listening to survivors.”
An investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James found that Governor Andrew Cuomo’s actions “created a hostile work environment.”
“Unfortunately, this is much more commonplace, and not even the rise of the #MeToo movement and the awareness around sexual harassment has changed that,” said C. Nicole Mason, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. “It feels like a Herculean effort to come forward. And what is so insidious are the people that protect the harassers. And the burden of proof is on the accuser. The Cuomo case tells me that there is so much more work to be done.
The media attention around the case may help to “show the common themes in workplace sexual harassment, especially with a repeat harasser,” said Jessica Ramey Stender, senior counsel of workplace justice and public policy at Equal Rights Advocates. “There was a power imbalance with the perpetrator in a supervisory position, and the accusers were aides or had less power.
Yet this fear of retaliation and negative career outcomes is a main reason why workplace sexual harassment is vastly underreported. “The widespread coverage of the details of the [Cuomo] case can hopefully raise awareness that sexual harassment and retaliation for reporting it are illegal,” said Jessica Mason, senior policy analyst and engagement manager for workplace programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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