Sexual harassment still taboo among press gallery members

There have been no reports of sexual harassment to the press gallery, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t still occur.

A media scrum in the House of Commons foyer. Some press gallery reporters say they are most vulnerable to sexual harassment early in their career. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHELSEA NASH

April 26, 2017

Experiences with sexual harassment are still difficult for female reporters to talk about on the public record. Fear of repercussions, including but not limited to ruining a relationship with the harasser, potentially being blam...

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