Iranian Canadian Police Officer Reports Sexual Abuse, Harassment, Racism
Independent Aggregator of Iran-related News/Events, Kodoom.com: A 37-year-old Iranian-Canadian police officer is a new courageous voice in the women's Me-Too movement. In a claim filed with Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal in September, Const. Firouzeh “Effy” Zarabi-Majd alleges she was not only sexually assaulted by a male superior but has also endured years of "demeaning, sexist, racist and Islamophobic comments" and regular sexual harassment — discrimination during her time at 51 Division, a busy downtown Police detachment.
Repeatedly, she says she was denied opportunities to advance due to discriminatory promotions favoring white, male officers. All the while, she’s felt she’s had nowhere to turn for help.
Her claim is the second in less than a year in which a female Toronto police officer alleges her workplace is “poisonous” for women, where complaining risks professional consequences including threats to on-the-job safety. Another sexual harassment complaint by Const. Heather McWilliam, filed in 2014, is currently before the human rights tribunal.
Also, in a complaint filed late last year, Sgt. Jessica McInnis alleged her former police partner, Det. Mark Morris, subjected her to a barrage of sexist and harassing messages.
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