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The institution has sought to silence me from the get-go. To cover up as much as they can about the sexual harassment of a professor’s lewd jokes, gestures, and how he propositioned me. How I asked them for help, and my pleas were minimized. I was told that I did not know what sexual harassment is. I was blamed and shamed and even yelled at for bringing this up.

I wanted support and advocacy but received none. It took me a long time to realize that I am not alone and that my story is like countless other women’s stories. However, that does not make me feel better and it far from solves the gaslighting and victim traumatizing problem.

Worse than that, the school is going through lengths to ensure that the public does not find out the truth about so many things to save their reputation while they ruined my stellar one. The harassing professor and deans involved quietly moved on and passed on. Not only do we need to stop NDAs, but we must STOP Pass the Harasser and make these policies globally.

We have an epidemic problem, even if women are not alone, and we have to move the needle. It costs women their jobs, careers, and livelihoods, affecting their health. All NDAs do is cover up the truth and cover up the countries with lies and make the taxpayers pay for this. We in education owe it to the next generation who come to earn a degree to model good behaviour. I am frightened, but I am also sick of all this crap.