“Can’t buy my silence”: We need to talk about NDAs
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are frequently used in workplace sexual harassment cases and breed a culture of silence that lets predators off the hook. Secrecy simply doesn’t work.
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Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are frequently used in workplace sexual harassment cases and breed a culture of silence that lets predators off the hook. Secrecy simply doesn’t work.
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