August 7, 2018
The statistics are startling. Eighty-one percent (yes, 81 percent) of women have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime, according to survey results published earlier this year by nonprofit Stop Street Harassment. The survey also found that 43 percent of men reported having experienced sexual harassment or assault.
Another report from crisis consulting firm Temin and Company finds that over the past 18 months, 417 high-profile individuals—mostly business leaders and executives—have faced allegations of sexual harassment and/or other misconduct. (We reported on this in our recent NACD Weekend Reader e-newsletter, available to NACD members.) Some of those allegations relate to events that happened years ago, but the broader #MeToo movement has been credited with empowering victims to speak up about their experiences.