In today's emergent technologies industry, there are a
wealth of companies commonly referred to as "startups."
These are typically grassroots tech developers with a limited staff
in a high-stress workplace environment. For Alberta residents, this
type of workplace can be a breeding ground for
harassment, particularly for women who are already
underrepresented in the technology industry. In many cases, these
companies lack the standard safeguards meant to protect employees
from unfair or harassing treatment at work. This is why an
understanding of employee rights can be so integral to pursuing
harassment lawsuits.
The lack of human resources departments in many tech companies
can be detrimental. In a culture defined by playing (as one startup
executive said) "fast and loose" with professionalism in
the name of creative freedom and team building, the responsibility
of handling incidents of harassment often falls to the victim. Not
only do these individuals have to
