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On this episode, our guest is Tammy Cho, co-founder of BetterBrave--an online site that combats sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the workplace by empowering targets and allies with the necessary resources and tools.  BetterBrave offers options for women to report harassment and provides a clear outline of their rights. Users can also access BetterBrave’s guide to learn steps to take before reporting an incident to HR and the importance of consulting an employment attorney as soon as possible to guide the response for optimal job protection.  

In our conversation with Tammy, we address the culture of sexual harassment in the workplace, the risks and harms from reporting harassment and discrimination, and the tools that BetterBrave offers employees to empower them to speak out while reducing the possibility of retaliation.  We also speak with Tammy about how we, as individuals, can do more to nurture a workplace culture that incentivizes equal treatment, respect, and accountability.

During our interview, Tammy and I referenced the below resources:

• Former Uber employee and whistleblower, Susan Fowler's blog post about her experience at Uber
• Forbes article: Uber Whistleblower Susan Fowler On What Every Company Should Do To Stop Harassment
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that protected against workplace discrimination
• The Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Supreme Court Decision that decided that employers couldn't be sued if he claims were made more than 180 days from the date of hire
• President Obama's resetting of the 180 day statute of limitations in the Ledbetter v. Goodyear et al. ruling with each new pay check, in the Lilly Ledbetter's Fair Pay Act of 2009
• Trump Revoked Crucial Protections For Women Workers The Week Prior To Equal Pay Day
• Why Trump suspended an Obama administration wage gap initiative
• The Cost of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
• 11 Types of Workplace Harassment and How to Stop Them
• Futures Without Violence's resources on "Workplace Safety and Equity" and Project Include's website, which supports diversity and inclusion in the tech industry
• BetterBrave partners' Equal Rights Advocates and the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund
• The EEOC's most recent lawsuit against seven organizations for harassment
• Vox article that addresses the industries with the most sexual harassment claims
• More about the movement for "One Fair Wage" for restaurant workers
• Study: Lingering illnesses can trouble women for years after assault, workplace harassment

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