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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not all the time, but I have been harassed (and trust me I know the difference between jokes and harrassment) many times.  It started when I was about 11 and then at one point to full on attempted rape.  I am really glad we are having this conversation nationally.  I have seen too many partners in huge law firms laugh at sexual harassment prevention programs.  Maybe now they will take it seriously.[/quote]

I agree.  Most women are not experiencing nonstop harassment.  But it's something that women live with and have to negotiate all the time.  It happens all the time, in all industries, to women of all education and income levels.  I think this conversation is critical, and I would love it if men would listen, non-defensively, to what the women in their lives are telling them about their experiences.  No, not all men are harassing and assaulting women--but we don't know which men will harass and assault in advance.  We don't know which men will take no for an answer and which men will become aggressive.  And we don't know which men will believe us and which men will blame us.  [/quote]

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