Two steps forward, one step back. This may be a bit of an old news story that was published today. The referenced survey came from these events, "FEMA requested the survey in response to an internal report that found that the former head of the agency’s personnel office had improper sexual relationships with subordinates and created a 'toxic' work environment, including by giving preferential treatment to his fraternity brothers.
"The official resigned from FEMA and the agency took steps to address the allegations, including creating an office of professional responsibility and requiring all of the nearly 20,000 employees to undergo anti-harassment training."
Still, I think we all know that "culture" is something that can be hard to change. It will take committed leadership at all levels to root this out of the agency. Holding people accountable, and I think making examples of some (as best as can be done) sends the message to others in the agency that these behaviors will not be tolerated anymore.
To our sisters and brothers in emergency management at FEMA, you deserve better!
Claire Rubin shared the link above.
