Why Every HR Professional and Manager Should Know the Story of Gisèle Pelicot

If someone files a complaint of sexual harassment or misconduct, you must investigate. Little things can uncover much greater problems.

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Gisèle Pelicot has rewritten her story – and electrified women all over the world. But what about men? | Rebecca Solnit

This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us here. Women who are raped are in many countries – perhaps in ...
The Guardian - 32m
Gisèle Pelicot's statement outside court in full

The 72-year-old's ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, was earlier sentenced to 20 years in prison for aggravated rape.
BBC News - 1h
Gisèle Pelicot: What Courage Looks Like

The French rape trial is over. The verdicts have been levied. And Gisèle Pelicot’s image has become a symbol of female strength around the world.
The New York Times - 2h
Gisèle Pelicot arrives to supporters' cheers at Avignon court

Gisèle Pelicot pushes through crowds of journalist to attend court.
BBC News - 9h
Gisèle Pelicot and the 51 men she faced in court

The mass rape trial has shaken French attitudes towards sexual violence and consent.
BBC News - 1d
‘Gisèle is waiting for explanations’: the dark questions at the heart of the Pelicot trial

The evidence heard in court has horrified the world. But as the trial comes to an end, the questions it has raised about ‘ordinary’ men, French society, and rape culture have still not been ...
The Guardian - 5d
The 50 men accused in mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot

The men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde as they broadly represent a microcosm of French society.
BBC News - Dec. 11
HR Professionals Are Clamoring for More Anti-Nepotism Policies Following the Hunter Biden Pardon. Here’s How to Implement One

It’s natural to want to do favors for family and friends. But experts say it’s a terrible business practice.
Inc. - Dec. 10
Gisèle Pelicot lifts her sunglasses and chooses to fight back

The woman at the centre of the mass rape case sees her public trial as a chance to "stand for all victims".
BBC News - Dec. 9