Well, I think this article sums it up perfectly. HR * is about treating humans as resources, * exists to protect the company from liability, * is not on the

Well, I think this article sums it up perfectly. HR * is about treating humans as resources, * exists to protect the company from liability, * is not on the employee’s side, * and doesn’t have the ability to get rid of anyone the company doesn’t want to get rid of. Unless all those things change, HR is not going to be effective in preventing, reducing, and dealing with sexual harassment. There’s a reason I only go to HR for payroll and benefits issues, and these are essentially them.