Male bosses using trips to harass female staff – Amongi

By Michael Agaba Gender minister Betty Amongi has said many male bosses in private and public organisations are using foreign trips to corner their female staff and force them into sex. Ms Amongi said this common form of sexual harassment is hindering promotion of gender equality practices at work places. “… the boss has a trip abroad in UK togo and work and he has been making a pass at you, then he says,‘let’s take a trip together.’And you reach UK, you have not been to UK and your rooms are next to each other, strategically,” she said. “Then now,there you start saying,‘what do I do? This is London,I don’t know any- body,’who are you going to report to?”she added. […]