Supporting Those Who Come Forward Is Essential To Creating Positive Change

The recent news report, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, [BBC], demonstrates in part, an issue that whistle blowers have to face. Is speaking up worth the it? How will I be treated as a result? Will speaking my truth end my career.

Now, I cannot speak to the authenticity of the claims raised, as I don't know the facts nor do I know the outcome of an expected further investigation. However, what this article does do is demonstrate a point that is often at the forefront of people's minds when they need to raise a sexual harassment claim against a colleague or someone more senior than them.

The fact that they have endured the harassment is bad enough, but then they often face the daunting challenge of reporting the matter. Invariably, they are worried by a plethora of scenarios. Will I be listened to? Will I be believed? Will I be criticized? Will it affect my career? Will I lose my job and, if I do, will I ever get a job again? All of these, in my experience, are