The shooting death of a teacher in San Bernardino, California, by her estranged husband was hardly an outlier – an estimated 50 women a month are shot to death in the US by former or current partners
Most news outlets are calling it a school shooting. A few have used the phrase “murder-suicide.” But it’s time to call yesterday’s deadly shooting at a San Bernardino elementary school what it really was: domestic violence.
A male colleague grabbing her leg. Another one suggestively rubbing her back. Others at work dinners discussing who they’d want to sleep with.
Jane Park talked about experiencing all of this behavior in her career in business consulting and strategy. Never has she reported any of it to human resources or management.
- Restaurant worker tried to sue for sexual assault, saying a supervisor attacked her after hours.
- Court says state law on sexual harassment, and its cap on damage awards, doesn’t apply to assault cases.
