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It\u2019s episode 19 of Blended: I\u2019m joined by another amazing panel of guests and we\u2019re talking about sexual harassment. It\u2019s another tough subject because the reality is, so many people, particularly women, have a story. And we need to tell those stories if we\u2019re going to expose just how prevalent this problem is.

Today, our guests will be discussing exactly what sexual harassment means and where and when it happens; sharing their own personal experiences; reflecting on the differences between harassment and assault; and the panel will be sharing their advice for tackling the issue and creating safer workplaces.

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[01.37] Introductions to our Blended panellists.

\u201cYoung adults and children need to learn about boundaries: what they mean, how to uphold them and how to resolve a conflict around them.\u201d Christina

• Kristy \u2013 President and Owner at Knichel Logistics
• Carl \u2013 CEO at Carl Shawn Watkins Consulting, LLC
• Christina \u2013 Writer
• Charlene \u2013 Website Architect & Full-Stack Web Developer
• Nathalie \u2013 Customer Success Manager of Enterprise Partnerships at Calm

\u201cThere\u2019s been a clash of generational understanding and generational behaviour.\u201d \xa0Charlene

[06.15] The group discuss the basics around sexual harassment: what it means, where and how it can happen, the behaviors it can include and the difference between sexual harassment and sexual assault.

\u201cIt\u2019s not about sexual desire\u2026 it\u2019s the power that's yielded through that harassment.\u201d Carl

• Mindset and intent
• Language matters
• Generational clash
• Mocking or discrimination around a person\u2019s sexuality
• Gender stereotypes
• Power plays
• The danger of anonymity online
• Blurred lines between the workplace and online/social media
• Move from acceptable to accessible
• Confrontation and boundaries
• Remote working inviting harassment into your home / violating a safe space
• (Men\u2019s) sense of entitlement
• Men choosing not to put themselves in a compromised position

\u201cWhen you think about what predated ideas about what sexual harassment would be defined as, it also came with these predisposed character traits. \u201c Nathalie

[55.14] The panel share their own personal experiences of sexual harassment, and the impact of those experiences.

\u201cIt\u2019s the translation from that Mad Men era where everything was pictured as acceptable to now where everything is accessible\u2026 now the attitude has met the opportunity.\u201d Carl

• Carl\u2019s experience of child molestation by an uncle; how he used imagination, creativity and learning as a release; and the alcoholism and suicidal ideations that followed, before he translated that pain to power
• Kristy\u2019s experience of dropping out of college because of an attempted sexual assault, of inappropriate behavior by a client and multiple sexual advances at an industry event
• The lasting impact of abuse and how it links to how you identify as a person
• Nathalie\u2019s experience of subtle and manipulative harassment in the workplace
• Allyship and advocacy
• The importance of documenting incidents
• Christina\u2019s experience of a group sexual assault as a teenager, sexual harassment in multiple workplaces and how a man, who she believed to be a good friend, offered to be her sugar daddy
• Triggering behaviors and re-traumatisation for victims
• Charlene\u2019s experience of receiving unwanted messages and intimate photographs
• Leadership obstacles

\u201cAs soon as my relationship status changed, I became a target for that sense of entitlement.\u201d Christina

[01.29.54] The group share their suggestions for solutions and sum-up their learnings from today\u2019s discussion.

\u201cKnow your company\u2019s policy in the workplace, and don\u2019t be afraid to speak.\u201d Kristy

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You can connect with Kristy, Carl, Christina, Charlene and Nathalie over on LinkedIn.

If you found this epsiode interetsing, you might enjoy Episode 3, The Gender Equation or Episode 18, The Reality of Workplace Discrimination.

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