Women have a voice

Sat., Dec. 9, 2017

Sexual harassment has gone on forever. It has only now become public because one courageous woman after another has come forward. Enough is enough. As an older woman, I look back at the pat on the backside, a pinch here or there and can remember feeling irritated, but mostly disrespected. The man, on the other hand, snickered and somehow thought I felt flattered. I never felt empowered to say anything. Job security, humiliation and fear of reprisal were some of the reasons.

It is a new season now. Women finally have a voice. I hope men are getting the message that it is not okay to indiscriminately touch or make suggestive comments to a woman, ever.

Vickie S. Hershey

Chattaroy

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