I think one of the benefits is that they'll be more likely to be able to stay in their work. We know from our study, and I know from a lot of anecdotal evidence as well, that most women who experience sexual harassment and then go on to report it end up without a job. I think there are a lot of reasons for that. If they're experiencing reprisals, there's a toll that it takes on their performance. And there's just the time it takes to pursue sometimes multiple avenues of complaint. So it's emotionally exhausting. It can be financially draining. Even though we're supposed to have forums that don't require legal representation, women tend to get better outcomes if they have legal representation.
If we are able to offer them support throughout this, I think it helps them to stay focused on what they need to do next. It prevents them from going in a whole lot of different directions that aren't going to be helpful to them. It just makes them feel less alone. It makes them feel they're not crazy. It makes them feel like they don't deserve this. Those are all really critical things to having a woman being able to carry on and continue in her job and continue to perform well while she's in the challenging situation of having to carry forth with a complaint.