The women were asked to dress in tight clothing so men ''can have something to look at''.
Former Washington Redskins employee Emily Applegate is one among the 15 women who came forward and leveled allegations against the top management citing they faced sexually harassment and verbal abuse during their time at the club. Applegate said her previous chief, Mitch Gershman, routinely castigated her for ”petty issues” such as printer glitches while likewise inappropriately praising her body.
However Gershman was contacted by reporters on telephone and he vehemently denied Applegate’s claims saying it is baseless and untrue.
Applegate in her revelations claimed that an executive from the company called her ”f**king stupid” and told her to wear a tight dress in a client meeting ”so the men in the room have something to look at.” She also said a wealthy man grabbed her friend’s backside during a game and got away with it.
”And we all tolerated it, because we knew if we complained, and they reminded us of this, there were 1,000 people out there who would take our job in a heartbeat,” she said.
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Other former employees spoke up about the abusive behaviour towards women in Washington Redskins saying women representatives had to face inappropriate behavior and several times things got out of control. Men would comment about appearance and requests to dress attractive.
Although they did not accuse team majority owner Dan Snyder of inappropriate workplace conduct, they say he presided over a lax corporate environment where misconduct was allowed to occur and flourish.
Richard Mann assistant director of pro personnel, is accused of sending inappropriate text messages as allegedly told one female employee that he had been debating with male colleagues whether her breasts had been surgically enhanced.
In another text message, Mann reportedly told another female employee to expect an ”inappropriate hug and don’t worry that will be a stapler in my pocket, nothing else.” Two top executives who previously left the team were also accused of misconduct.
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