Re:This is Hackathon Harassment
by CodeLikeAGirl on Monday October 30, 2017 @12:20PM
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It isn't claiming to be sexual Harassment, but Harassment in general. This story would be equally awful it it happened to a man. However, a man wouldn't have to think about his personal safety as much by attending the event they won. So the result of the Harassment plays out differently for each gender.
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> a man wouldn't have to think about his personal safety as much by attending the event they won
This is a part I'm not sure to understand. You were supposed to hold a booth in a summit, which I assume was in a public setting. Surely, this should have been a serious deterrent on any physical assault. If despite this your partner started threatening you, wouldn't it have been possible to get the security to step in?
> a man wouldn't have to think about his personal safety as much by attending the event they won.
Can you elaborate?
Re:This is Hackathon Harassment
by cannonedhamster on Monday October 30, 2017 @01:42PM
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A man generally is not at the same disadvantage physically should someone decide to attack or overpower them. Even if things were uncomfortable they could reasonably expect to defend themselves.