Women Bullied at Work

I question the wisdom of the AJC publishing Drew Davidson's letter, "Harassment claim rings foul" (Readers Write, Thursday, June 18) belittling the women who were humiliated and assaulted by former Brookhaven mayor J. Max Davis. Davidson needs to have his brain sprayed with Lysol. Women working in government and private employment are frequently subjected to negative actions by the men in charge, and more needs to be said about it, not less.

I have worked in a company owned by a "Chris Christie-sized" bully like Mayor Davis, and I know how much he enjoyed intimidating, yelling, and belittling the women who worked for him. The follow up AJC article "Ex-mayor bullied her" (Metro, Friday June 19) stated "it might have been only a minor affair...if not for the city's handling of it."  City Attorney Kevin Kurrie and Mayor Davis bungled it with lies, delays and cover ups. The reported actions, emails, press releases and statements of these so-called leaders indicate that their intentions with regard to their female employees are hostile and create an unfriendly working environment.

Even if the EEOC complaint goes nowhere, covering this kind of nastiness against women needs to be aired and publicized. More women need to speak out. This is not an isolated incident.