> And responded as she should have first. With the result that he stopped pestering her She responded correctly at the beginning: she politely declined his adv

> And responded as she should have first. With the result that he stopped pestering her She responded correctly at the beginning: she politely declined his advances. He didn't get the point. He didn't stop bothering her. That's not on her, and it's not something we blame her for. > because SHE HOPED TO GAIN FINANCIALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY BY DOING SO. You shout the last bit as if you're angry that this woman didn't want to destroy her professional career over putting up with her harasser. That's disgusting. She should never have been put in that situation to begin with. The fact that she politely declined this man's advances from the beginning should have been the end of it. It is preposterous that you can blame this woman for not being outright aggressive and cold to her harasser when that is an extremely hard thing to do — especially if it involves souring a professional relationship and hurting your career.