I thought I was going to get raped. He just refused to go. I told him, 'Look, I'm not going to do it with you. Eventually, Yan Nee's harasser gave up and reluctantly agreed to leave. She says she is still quite shaken by the entire experience.
Laws are inadequate Sexual harassment is illegal in the United States.
But for many countries in Asia, there are still no specific laws on sexual harassment. For instance, in Singapore and Malaysia, the Penal Code provides that it is an offence to insult the modesty of woman by words or sounds or gestures. In Taiwan and Japan, women can only invoke civil laws meant to protect people against defamation, injury to one's body or health, or infringement of rights. Most companies in Asia also do not have sexual harassment policies. Employers can even turn a deaf ear to complaints by their female workers.