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Sexual Harassment

Puerto Rico's Loudest Whisper Network

An Instagram account called Yo Te Creo started naming alleged abusers in Puerto Rico. Did it go too far?

Andrea González-Ramírez The Cut Nov 2021 20min Permalink

I Was 12 When We Met

Blake Bailey was my favorite teacher. Years later, he forced himself on me. Why did I seek his approval for so long?

Eve Crawford Peyton Slate Apr 2021 15min Permalink

Best Article

The Accusation

It began with a series of anonymous sexual-harassment complaints that the writer knew were false. But the truth was far stranger.

Sarah Viren New York Times Magazine Mar 2020 35min Permalink

Crime

She Said, He Sued

Increasingly, men accused of MeToo misconduct are suing their accusers for defamation.

Madison Pauly Mother Jones Feb 2020 Permalink

Business

The Company That Sells Love to America Had a Dark Secret

The world’s largest jewelry retailer was a cesspool of harassment and unfair treatment of women who worked there.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner New York Times Magazine Apr 2019 30min Permalink

Media

The Reporter Who Exposed New York Times Star Glenn Thrush's Sexual Misconduct Says She Was the Victim of a Smear Campaign

An investigation into the aftermath of an allegation.

Anna Merlan Jezebel Jun 2018 25min Permalink

Crime

The Abuse Allegations that Brought Down New York's Attorney General

Eric Schneiderman faces a #MeToo reckoning of his own.

Jane Mayer, Ronan Farrow New Yorker May 2018 25min Permalink

Crime

Michael Ferro Accused of Inappropriate Advances by Two Women

The executive and investor resigned from his position as Tronc chairman hours before the news.

Kristen Bellstrom, Beth Kowitt Fortune Mar 2018 20min Permalink

Crime

A Woman's Choice: Sexual Favors or Lose Her Home

On sexual harassment in public housing, which can leave poor women homeless and without recourse.

Jessica Lussenhop BBC Jan 2018 20min Permalink

Food

I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali's Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter

A baker follows a recipe.

Geraldine DeRuiter Everywhereist Jan 2018 Permalink

Media

At Vice, Cutting-Edge Media and Allegations of Old-School Sexual Harassment

How the media company failed to create “a safe and inclusive workplace” for women.

Emily Steel New York Times Dec 2017 15min Permalink

Business

How Tough Is It to Change a Culture of Harassment? Ask Women at Ford

Decades after the company tried to tackle sexual misconduct at two Chicago plants, harassment and assault continues.

Susan Chira, Catrin Einhorn New York Times Dec 2017 25min Permalink

Arts Crime

What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men?

The real question is this: can I love the art but hate the artist? Can you? When I say we, I mean I. I mean you.

Claire Dederer The Paris Review Nov 2017 20min Permalink

Politics

She Complained that a Powerful Congressman Harassed Her

Here’s why you didn’t hear her story.

Paul McLeod, Lissandra Villa Buzzfeed Nov 2017 10min Permalink

Tech

The Tech Industry’s Gender-Discrimination Problem

The dramatic imbalance in pay and power has created the conditions for abuse.

Sheelah Kolhatkar New Yorker Nov 2017 35min Permalink

Crime

Your Reckoning. And Mine.

On female anger in the post-Weinstein world.

Rebecca Traister thecut.com Nov 2017 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies

The film executive hired private investigators, including ex-Mossad agents, to track actresses and journalists.

Ronan Farrow The New Yorker Nov 2017 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories

Multiple women share harrowing accounts of sexual assault and harassment by the film executive.

Ronan Farrow New Yorker Oct 2017 15min Permalink

You Can Get Fired For Saying That?

Theresa Buchanan, a professor at LSU, “used the f-word in class, overshared about her personal life, and could be brutally candid in her critiques of the student teachers under her tutelage.” Should she have been fired?

Andrew Goldman Elle Jul 2017 Permalink

Crime Politics

Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private

“He kissed me directly on the lips. I thought, ‘Oh my God, gross.’”

Michael Barbaro, Megan Twohey New York Times May 2016 20min Permalink

Sex

My Life as a Sex Object

The aftermath of a childhood filled with subway flashers, teachers who asked for hugs, and boys who joked about your breasts.

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Excerpted from Sex Object.

Jessica Valenti The Guardian May 2016 15min Permalink

Ethics and the Eye of the Beholder

Thomas Pogge is a Yale professor and one of the world’s most prominent ethicists. He also stands accused of sexually harassing his female students.

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Previously: Katie J.M. Baker on the Longform Podcast

Katie J.M. Baker Buzzfeed May 2016 20min Permalink

Crime

Out Here, No One Can Hear You Scream

Park Service and Forest Service employees face sexual harassment and assault in America’s wild places.

Kathryn Joyce Huffington Post Highline Mar 2016 30min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Delira"

A depressed young woman takes a serving job alongside ominous, creepy co-workers.

Hitomi Kanehara Granta Oct 2015 20min Permalink

Sports Media

My Life In The Locker Room: A Female Sportswriter Remembers The Dicks

“I was in the visiting clubhouse waiting to interview one of the Oakland A’s this year when one of the players called, ‘Here, pussy’—as though he were calling a cat. But of course, he hadn’t lost Fluffy; he’d found a woman in his locker room.”

Jennifer Briggs Dallas Observer Jun 1992 35min Permalink

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