Issue Position: Sexual Harassment

Issue Position

As a country, we need to work to counter the social norms and discrimination that allows harassment to flourish because everyone deserves a safe environment to work, live and study.

Hickenlooper has made members of government accountable for their actions. As Governor, he asked a serial sexual harasser to step down from the legislature and supported legislative action to forcibly expunge him from the Colorado House of Representatives.

As a country, we need to work to counter the social norms and discrimination that allows harassment to flourish. This involves educating our youth on how to respect one another. It also means giving victims the right to pursue legal actions against their employers by amending the Federal Arbitration Act.

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