Efficient But Not Equitable

While Vivienne Rabidue worked as an administrative assistant at the Osceola Refining Company, one of her coworkers repeatedly called her a “fat ass” and referred to women as “whores” and “cunts.” ¹ Many of her male coworkers displayed pictures of nude women in their offices. When she complained to management, she was ignored and eventually fired because they said she had an “irascible and opinionated personality … [which made it hard for her] to work harmoniously with coworkers and customers.” ²