In a Washington Post-ABC News poll in January, about a third of Americans said the amount of attention paid to sexual harassment issues in the workplace is “about right.”But women in Congress disagree. After Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) shared her story of experiencing unwanted sexual advances in Congress, she launched a #MeTooCongress campaign to raise awareness about sexual harassment and assault on Capitol Hill. “Inaction is unacceptable when a survey shows that four out of 10 women congressional staffers believe that sexual harassment is a problem on Capitol Hill and one out of six women in the same survey responded that they have been the survivors of sexual harassment. Taking a tougher stance on sexual assault could open conservative lawmakers to being asked to address the issue within their own political tribe. According to the January Post-ABC News poll, a third of women nationally said the efforts against sexual harassment issues in the workplace have not gone far enough.

Source: Washington Post March 28, 2018 19:57 UTC