It was a typical Tuesday morning in downtown Los Angeles when Maria, a mid-level manager at a tech firm, finally worked up the courage to speak to Human Resources. For months, she had endured uncomfortable comments and exclusionary behavior from a senior coworker. She had waited, hoping it would stop. It didn’t. Her stomach churned as she explained her story, worrying not just about retaliation but about whether her complaint would even be taken seriously. […]
