Likewise, five minutes of resistance is merely symbolic and cannot be taken seriously. If the definition is approved, all 15 member countries must enact the rules by New Year s Day 2002. Studies report that about 65 percent of women have been sexually harassed at work. France and Belgium already have a full complement of laws, while Greece and Portugal frankly don t have a clue. Ironically, for a country with a strong Communist Party, there is no solidarity among the workers.
Women are usually silent observers of abuse.
Or worse, they think victims were asking for it, the report reveals. Obviously legislation alone will not solve the problem. Unemployment is high, the economy unstable and no one wants to rock the boat. The first shaky step in this social revolution is talking. Luckily this is an art at which Italians excel.