Sarah Beaulieu

Sarah Beaulieu is a speaker and consultant who trains workplaces and managers on skills-based sexual harassment prevention and response. She has been featured in multiple news outlets—including Harvard Business Review, the Associated Press, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, NPR, AskMen, Fox News, and Boston Business Journal — and is the co-founder of The Uncomfortable Conversation, a nonprofit YouTube channel that promotes meaningful conversations about sexual violence. Her new book is "Breaking the Silence Habit: A Practical Guide to Uncomfortable Conversations in the #MeToo Workplace." Learn more at sarahbeaulieu.me.

Articles by Sarah Beaulieu

• Understanding sexual harassment: Why isn’t it obvious?

  Thursday, March 05, 2020

  "Shouldn’t this stuff be obvious to people?" At a recent kickoff meeting for a company-wide sexual harassment training, a CEO expressed frustration that he had to explain — and keep explaining — the basics of sexual harassment to his employees. Though I didn't mean to, I laughed, and then noted that he probably had more experience understanding behavior, boundaries, and relationships than the average employee. When organizations fail to recognize that people have various levels of experience with sexual harassment, they approach training through a one-size-fits-all lens.