60% of U.S. workers have experienced or witnessed workplace discrimination and 40% reported being retaliated against after speaking up.
The numbers don’t lie.
America is facing an epidemic of toxic workplace culture and millions of survivors are being forced into silence.
87-94% of survivors never come forward to report an incident or their abuser.
One-third of LGBTQ+ respondents reported that they experienced discrimination or harassment within the past five years.
One in four Black and Hispanic workers report recent discrimination at work.
In 2020, 78% of older workers reported having seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace - up markedly from 61% in 2018.
This is the reality of the American workplace
Toxic behavior happens at work
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Survivors are bound by their contracts from talking about it
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60 million Americans are bound by forced arbitration
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Over ⅓ of all workers in America are bound by NDAs
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54% of women reported being sexually touched against their will in the workplace with 95% of their abusers going unpunished after reporting it.
Forced arbitration disproportionately affects women & people of color
GENDER
57.6% of female workers
53.5% of male workers
RACE
59.1% of African American workers
54.3% of Hispanic workers
55.6 percent of white, non-Hispanic workers
OVERALL, WOMEN WORKERS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WORKERS ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE SUBJECT TO FORCED ARBITRATION.
Even when individuals reported harassment, their perpetrators were not held accountable. 70% reported the harassment but nearly 2 in 5 said nothing happened to the perpetrator.
More than 1 in 3 people who experienced retaliation were:
FIRED 36%
NEGATIVE REVIEWS/SCRUTINIZED 19%
DEFAMED 15%
DENIED PROMOTION 12%
TRANSFERRED/REASSIGNED 9%
DEMOTED OR LOST RESPONSIBILITIES 8%
The Business Impact
Workers are leaving their jobs due to toxic workplace culture
News of a sexual harassment case at a major company will lead to a market value decline of 1.5% the following day.
That’s an average drop of…
$450 Million!
If harassment involves a CEO or generates heavy news coverage, the stakes are considerably higher, with market value drops of up to…
6.5%
Together, we can transform the American workplace.
Our work at LOV goes beyond sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. We’re working to shift an entire culture towards equity and inclusivity, eliminating workplace toxicity and ensuring every worker has a voice.
We’re fighting to...
Expand federal legislation on forced arbitration to include other disenfranchised, silenced, and historically marginalized communities.
Eradicate the use of NDAs for all toxic workplace issues at both the state and federal levels.
