num_pages: 438
description: WORKING WITH SHARKS is a riveting account of sexual harassment in the United Nations. The story introduces the author’s personal life and her struggle to deal with some male co-workers who had little professional regard for women. Finally, realizing that she was not alone, she decided to confront the problem together with others facing the same dilemma. The last half of the book describes what happened when eleven women filed a joint complaint according to the rules of their organization and, to their surprise and disgust, found themselves under attack by their managers who colluded with the perpetrator to crush their case…and their spirit. This case sparked a national movement in 2001 that culminated in the passage of legislation by the Pakistani Parliament in 2010 making sexual harassment a crime. It also triggered many changes in the UN system itself.This book is more than the story of its characters. It is also the story of the many women in many organizations around the world who have not yet spoken out. In solidarity with that cause, the Prime Minister of Pakistan declared the 22nd of December, the date of the original complaint, as a National Day for Working Women.
language: English
title: Working with Sharks: Countering Sexual Harassment in Our Lives
publisher: Sanjh Publications