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by SomeCallMeTim 3272 days ago
> Frankly I'd be surprised if she had never been harassed in some way.

1. She grew up in Denmark 2. She works in the UK

From what I've heard, both are far more progressive and egalitarian than the US. If the people you know are based in the US, that could be the distinction.

I think the problems here are far worse.

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That was my take on it too. It's also why I think her post missed the mark for me; she simply doesn't have experience with what she's writing about, because she's living a different society that doesn't experience the problem on the same scale, so her proposed solutions don't carry much weight to workers in Silicon Valley.
According to this survey, Sweden and Denmark are the worst for sexual harassment in the EU. 80-100% report being sexually harassed in Denmark.

[1]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-and-de...