Light trigger warning on this one - I don't talk explicit details about sexual harassment or sexual abuse, but that's what this is about. 

This is about so much more than celebrities and Blake Lively. What her case is doing is highlighting a real problem that women face every day. The biggest issue here, is all the women that see, over and over, the messages around - "so many women make false reports", "she's obviously lying" (with no basis behind that statement other than she just must be), and the sheer amount of victim blaming and shaming rather than actually holding someone accountable for their actions. 

This sets a precedent and sends a message to every woman that has or will experience the same thing - you're lying, it was your fault, you 'deserved' this (and yes I've actually seen that one and it was a few times unfortunately to women talking about their own experience...), and overall do not report anything if it happens to you because no one is going to believe it and nothing is going to be done. 

I choose to believe that by talking about this, whether it directly relates to business or not, I'm going to put another message out and it's going to reach the women it needs to. 

And most importantly - I do believe you. 

I'd love to hear your thoughts after you listen and always feel free to reach out if you need to chat or support. 

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