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irisblue

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15. Public library as I was studying, I had a thick biology book on the desk

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 05:55 PM

Oct 2017

Guy put his right hand on my left thigh. I slammed the book on his forearm as hard as I could, jumped up and screamed fire fire fire.
Drew alot of attention & the librarians threw him out.

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Women deal with sexual misconduct at all ages - it isn't limited to young women [View all] fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 OP

You have to call them out and humiliate them in real time elehhhhna Oct 2017 #1

This guy (now retired) held a very powerful position fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #4

Easier said than done...First Corporate job HipChick Oct 2017 #5

Good for you! You are my hero! fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #6

And my boss told me, prior to the conference fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 #8

That happened to me years ago when on an elevator...I complained to my office manager. Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #2

My failure to come around the desk Brainstormy Oct 2017 #3

You're right, it happens to women of any age. procon Oct 2017 #7

I read that women who are less attractive conventionally treestar Oct 2017 #12

It's not even limited to women IronLionZion Oct 2017 #9

It Does Also Happen To Men Progressive2020 Oct 2017 #10

Yup. And they are very unlikely to report. pnwmom Oct 2017 #14

I was looking out the door watching it LittleGirl Oct 2017 #11

I am so sorry. I was lucky that, as a young woman, I told my boss about the gross verbal harassment pnwmom Oct 2017 #13

Public library as I was studying, I had a thick biology book on the desk irisblue Oct 2017 #15

When I was about 19 Beringia Oct 2017 #16

In the early nineties, Staph Oct 2017 #17

So many stories here. Here's mine. Oneironaut Oct 2017 #18