[Erik Latranyi]

I simply do not understand these women complaining *now* about something they didn’t report in the 80s or 90s. Especially at jobs (government, media & entertainment too) where employees have, for years, been protected by unions & rules which specifically define terms like “sexual harassment” & “hostile workplace.”

What you fail to understand is that the private sector took sexual harassment seriously and enforced the rules. Gov't, entertainment, etc only paid lip service to the rules while sweeping the reports under the rug.

My understanding is that Tara Reade did file a complaint, but that paper is among Joe Biden's "personal papers" in Wilmington.

Would Biden allow the public to take a look at those papers?

[mumblypeg]

“What you fail to understand is that the private sector took sexual harassment seriously and enforced the rules. Gov’t, entertainment, etc only paid lip service to the rules while sweeping the reports under the rug.”

Good point. The private sector (small business) had more reason to fear lawsuits— one could bankrupt them. WRT government & Hollywood the “you’ll never work in this town again” threat was a much more powerful inhibitor.