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I respect him, and I want to keep the relationship good. What option do I have? I'm so junior, I can't say, "Don't talk to me like that." There's this sense that for female journalists, looks are part of the skill set. So there's this investment that men at the CBC have in that skill set, and in advising women on how to play up their looks. There's this weird perception of ownership, that [an employee's appearance] is the CBC's property.
One more former CBC employee told me that she always felt "supported and protected" at work, but that she did encounter discomfort when working alongside Ghomeshi, as an intern at Q."If I saw him waiting for the elevator, I would walk to the other elevator," she says. "The few times I did have to take the elevator with him I felt very uncomfortable." Once, when she tried to bring Ghomeshi his mail, he repeatedly told her to come back later. After returning several times, she suggested he email her when he was ready to receive the mail. "No," he said. "I want you to keep coming back."
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