Weatherwoman sexually harassed by weatherman, ignored by human resources

Hillary Andrews, the most popular metereologist on The Weather Channel, was repeatedly ignored by her company when it came to her sexual harassment claims. Apparently her co-anchor, Bob Stokes, made delightful remarks like, "Will you lick my swizzle stick?", "It tortures me when you wear those heels and skirt," and when she rejected his oh so romantic advances, resorted to insulting her during live shows. Due to his popularity with viewers, execs ignored her claims.

What's even more upsetting about Andrews' lawsuit is that it's not the first time a woman had to suffer at the hands of the cheesy Stokes or The Weather Channel's rather flip view of sexual harassment. Her predecessor also reported the same problems, and was allegedly forced out of TWC after repeatedly complaining to management. In turn, Andrews hesitated to report him at all for fear of similar "career suicide" fallout.

How much does this piss us off? Immeasurably. It's so upsetting to read about this going on in 2008, and yet unfortunately, not terribly shocking. Personally, I know so many women who have been in a similar position in terms of fearing the negative repercussions of reporting this type of behavior. Have you ever been afraid to blow the whistle on an amorous co-worker?