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It depends on which agency it is. Some take those allegations more seriously than others. But honestly, you run a high risk of becoming a target yourself for reporting. If you work at one of those agencies that aren’t big on accountability, they will work harder to sweep it under the rug and then retaliate against you for making them have to do it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work in your favor to get involved. The victims will have to address this themselves. But I will say that there is strength in numbers, so they all need to step forward.
Whether they are married or not shouldn't matter. Could you live with the idea if they were your mother or sister or aunt or daughter? If you know it happening report it. If nothing happens go higher. This isn't safe, it could get worse.
Don't stand by and allow it to continue, you have the ability to do something.
It's not clear how you know this, and what kind of proof you would have. But if you are absolutely certain of what you're saying, you should report it to a manager or to someone in the office of the inspector general for that agency. Now, given all the disruption in federal agencies at present, that may be a very confusing situation. You also may want to get some legal advice and make sure you're protected. There are lawyers who represent whistleblowers.
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Are you a supervisor yourself? If that's the case, you may have a duty to report misconduct. If you're not a supervisor, then it may be a difficult choice. If it directly affects you (e.g., the person's conduct creates a hostile workplace for you even if you're not the intended target of his harassment), you can report the conduct yourself especially if you have a lot of direct experience with the harassment, including even documentation of the incidents. Ideally, the alleged victims should be the ones to go to HR/ER to report--they have the most facts to support an investigation. It's illegal to retaliate, but unfortunately retaliation happens and not all employers are vigilant or diligent about preventing it.
By the way, if the alleged perp is a supervisor, he and the agency are AUTOMATICALLY liable for sexual harassment if the allegations are validated. If he's a direct supervisor of one or more of the women, then there are other rules (e.g., anti-fraternalization policy) that would apply in addition to Title 7 harassment/sexual harassment, In other words, even if the sexual harassment failed to be substantiated, if the perp is shown to have a relationship or be pursuing the women, he could still be disciplined for violating the anti-fraternization policy.
My question is, who did these women report this behavior to? To you?
If you are only basing this on workshop rumors, then you should keep quiet. You have no facts and you could create a situation where there is none.
If the women didn't tell you directly, then you can't speculate if the man's behavior is unwanted or it it even happened. If the women told you directly, then yes, take it to a manager and mention ONLY the women who told you directly.
Unless u have proof, keep to yourself. Let the women know u support them either way. Not your fight.
You hit the nail on the head with make sure the women know you support them and when you have enough proof go for it but until then it poses high risk to everyone
Depends on the agency. Try to follow policy when possible. Also, look up Fci Dublin. This case only got to light because a survivor told their family whom told congress. The, the fbi got involved too. You can also file an anonymous tip on the fbi portal too. Just use a vpn so not traced back to you if you fear retaliation.