STORY 31

I was asked to sign an NDA to cover maternity discrimination and a second time to cover harassment. The process of negotiating the NDA made me feel suicidal.  The NDA was presented to me at the end of a gruelling process that had to end otherwise I would have had to sell my home. The lasting impact of the NDA was ruinous.

When I returned after my first baby my pay was cut. I organised a group of women, we fought and got our pay back. Then we were all silenced with NDAs so that other women in the company didn’t know to copy us.

Years later, I reported the most horrific harassment of various women around me. For doing that, I was forced out of my job and then NDAd. The same happened to other women who had reported harassment too.

None of those who were repeatedly accused faced any accountability. Our careers were ruined and we were silenced to protect them.