It Took Just One Woman Calling Out Sexual Harassment To Take Down A Top Progressive PR Boss

[SunSeeker]

Trevor FitzGibbon, the president of the firm, did eventually offer Pedraja the chance to work with the company. But she told The Huffington Post that she also received unwanted sexual advances, including requests for inappropriate photographs. 

Pedraja's decision to tell several FitzGibbon staffers what happened triggered other female employees at the firm to start sharing their stories of what they say also happened to them by their boss. They hadn't realized they weren't alone in what they had experienced.

Eventually, staffers reported more than half a dozen incidents of sexual harassment and at least two involving sexual assault to management and human resources, triggering the sudden closure of the firm Thursday. 

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/56743a0ce4b0b958f6566358

This firm represented such progressive organizations as NARAL and MoveOn.org. It took a lot of guts for her to speak up because, like most workplace sexual harassment victims, she feared no one would believe her and it would ruin her career.

[andy.smithy112]

1. Good for her!

Good for her for speaking up and making her voice heard. I know that's hard. I've been in a similar experience before, and it was hard to get anyone to believe me. In my case, I was fired and had no resources to bring about a lawsuit. I'm glad people took this woman seriously and that she gave others the opportunity to come forward.

[SunSeeker]

2. Yup, being the first voice takes guts.

I'm so sorry about what what you went through.