Giving Notice

Freada Kapor Klein quoted in New York Post article, “Experts: Harass cases will spur more complaints.” Excerpt:

“More than two million managers and professional leave their jobs every year solely because of bias and harassment,” said Freada [Kapor] Klein, the founder of the Level Playing Field Institute, a non-profit that studies hidden bias and harassment in the workplace.

“Most don’t file lawsuits but simply leave after unwanted sexual advances, bullying and racial slurs,” said Klein, the author of the upcoming book, “Giving Notice.” She said harassment and bias is subtler in today’s workplace.

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Corporate Leavers Survey featured in Houston Chronicle article, “Study says biases are costing companies billions.” Excerpt:

So what should companies do? According to the study, when asked what their employers could have done to make them stay, white, heterosexual men and women said better pay would have kept them there.

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender professionals would have liked better benefits, and people of color would have liked better managers who recognized their abilities.

“It’s really pretty simple,” [Freada Kapor] Klein said.

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Freada Kapor Klein quoted in Chicago Tribune article regarding sexual harassment.  Excerpt:

The Hill-Thomas episode triggered a national debate on the issue of sexual harassment and prompted greater attention to the problem in the workplace. Prior to Hill’s allegations, “sexual harassment was largely not discussed at work. Most people recognize the Hill-Thomas hearings as a major watershed,” said Freada Kapor Klein, San Francisco-based diversity consultant and author of the upcoming book, “Giving Notice, Why the Best and the Brightest Leave the Workplace.”

“Millions of employers now discuss where is that boundary between appropriate and inappropriate behavior. Is it different with my peers than with my boss? Is it always inappropriate to talk about my sex life?” she said. “There has been a decrease in the more blatant forms of harassment and an increase in the more subtle forms.”

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