Victoria Wood Quotes

Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women.

Sexual Harassment ... unwanted sexual advances against women employees by male supervisors, bosses, foremen or manager

Sexual inappropriacy in my industry? Absolutely. Almost every week.

I've experienced harassment. I've had male comedians be very inappropriate.

In the writers' room, I know the difference when someone brushes up against me and makes a sexist crack and when they've stepped over the line and made me feel uncomfortable and unsafe.

Workplace harassment and gender discrimination exist in all spheres, not just films. I have been lucky enough not to face it, but I don't deny its existence.

The only women who don't believe that sexual harassment is a real problem in this country are women who have never been in the workplace.

Sexual harassment is complex, subtle, and highly subjective.

I've never sexually harassed anyone, and yes, I was falsely accused while I was at the National Restaurant Association.

Women should not be forced to accept sexual harassment as the price of admission to a life and career in the political world. They should not have to endure unwanted touching, innuendo, and propositioning from men in positions of power.

Sometimes when women come forward about sexual harassment, they're seen as a troublemaker.

Sexual harassment is as difficult to prove as it is to disprove.

When women are told that sexual harassment is 'part of the job' or when assistants of both sexes enable harassing behavior, they have bought into the culture that says such behavior is not just permissible, it is a desirable expression of power.

My experiences have also convinced me that sexual harassment is very rarely publicly punished after it is reported, and then only after a pattern of relatively egregious offenses.

I encountered on a regular basis rude comments and sexual innuendo and cat calls and overt sexual propositions in professional settings.

I encountered producers who wanted to hang out after we worked, and when I refused, they wouldn't let me come back and work again... I would've have way more opportunities if I had succumbed. But it never felt right. I always felt like I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to compromise my morals.

In many cases, women are being harassed by people who are on their board or who are associated with one of their venture capitalists.

An ever-widening definition of abuse can incite a culture of fear and complaint: encouraging teachers and girls to name and shame could mean labelling sexually awkward teenage boys as sex pests.

Sexual harassment does bring shame.

Sexual harrassment and abuse is intolerable.

I was sexually harassed while building Rent the Runway - propositioned, sent sexual text messages, harassed and threatened in person.

It often means that a woman is hired because she is pretty, regardless of her qualifications; that a woman's job security is eternally dependent on how well she pleases her boss, and he often thinks sexual companionship is part of the job description; and that women are fired because they have aged or they are too independent or they say 'no' to sexual byplay

The fast food industry is rife with sexual harassment. These kids need the job and the supervisors--almost all male--take advantage of them.

Guys always follow me into the bathroom and ask for pictures and stuff.

Even though we have laws against it and HR departments to handle it, a woman - especially if she is young and just starting out - can never be sure that reporting harassment won't hurt her career.