We must boldly embark upon ending centuries of exploitative practices, policy choices and interconnected norms and expectations that are so deeply calcified they sometimes feel impossible to change.
Author: Rakeen Mabud
Rakeen Mabud is a former fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Hill and Teen Vogue, and she is a regular contributor to Forbes.
Sexual Harassment isn’t a “Women’s Issue”—It’s an Economic Epidemic
As we reflect upon the two year anniversary of the #MeToo movement and the one year anniversary of the Kavanagh hearings, it is time for us to deepen our collective understanding of the wide-ranging economic and emotional consequences of sexual harassment—and recognize that when women are held back, we all suffer the consequences.