Ex-Columbia professor tells jury of male mentor's harassment

[shanti]

https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/10/07/2018/Ex-Columbia-professor-tells-jury-of-male-mentor-s-harassment


When former Columbia University assistant finance professor Enrichetta Ravina finally agreed to dinner with her mentor and senior colleague after months of dodging his invitations, he ended what she hoped was a platonic meal by touching her backside as she left the cab.

"He passed his hand on my back, and then toward my butt," Ravina told a federal jury Tuesday hearing her sexual harassment suit against Columbia. "I felt my stomach churn. I grew concerned he wanted more, a romantic relationship. I didn’t want a romantic relationship. I wanted to be able to do the work. I was quite concerned, actually."

Ravina’s testimony came in an unusual trial that may shed light on how sexual harassment claims are handled in academia. She claims the university refused to acknowledge her complaints while simultaneously touting its diversity -- allegations that may cast a shadow on one of the nation’s top-tier business schools that boasts alumni such as Warren Buffett and the chief executives of Estee Lauder and Anheuser-Busch....



He says that U.S. laws are biased against privileged white men. I've read a few other articles about this guy, and got a cold chill that reminded me of the series, "Handmaid's Tale", on Hulu. He reminded me of one of "them".

[virgogal]

1. Another he said,she said case. Tough to prove.