SEXUAL HARASSMENT

About 75% of workplace harassment incidents go unreported

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Around 65–70% of sexual assaults are not reported to law enforcement

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Only about 47% of nonfatal domestic violence incidents were reported to police

SEXUALLY BASED OFFENSES

FEAR AND SHAME: THE MOST COMMON REASONS FOR NOT REPORTING

WE BUILT SBO CONNECT TO REMOVE FEAR AND SHAME

IF YOU'VE BEEN AFFECTED BY SEXUAL HARASSMENT, ASSAULT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

JOIN US!

WHAT HAPPENS ON SBO CONNECT

Step One: You log incidents with us. That information remains safe and sound, encrypted and protected. You decide what information to share and when.

Step Two: You decide what happens next. If you want, we will help you decide the best way to respond.

Step Three: You remain in total control of your information. You decide what to share and when.

Responding to sexual harassment is very different from responding to sexual assault or domestic violence. Each situation presents its own difficulties.

EXPERIENCES WITH SBO

FEMALE, 43. SAN BERNADINO, CA. January 2025.

"There was this guy at work who kept creeping on me. He would say all kinds of lewd, inappropriate things. I didn't know if it was sexual harassment or not. SBO CONNECT explained the different kinds of harassment and helped me work through the situation. Before that, I was afraid to say anything."

FEMALE, 22. AUGUSTA, GA. April 2025.

"I was at a friend's house and she was having some people over. I was drinking, but not drunk. I thought everyone there was okay, but... I fell asleep on the couch--I had there before--but I woke up in the middle of the night with this guy--who seemed harmless e--with his hand in the front of my pants. When he saw I was awake, he started kissing me, like we had been making out before. We hadn't. I was fast asleep. I started freaking out and he left. I didn't know what to do. I didn't think it was rape, but it was definitely not okay. My contact at SBO explained that no it wasn't rape, but it was a kind of sexual assault. Without them, I don't think I ever would have told anybody."

REESA, 17. NEW YORK CITY. December 2024.

"When I was fifteen, one of my brother's idiot friends roofied me. Our parents were out of town and they were all drinking. Other than a sip of wine a few times, I was inexperienced with alcohol. The guy kept pressuring me to drink. I thought 'okay, I'll just have a little bit'. It was vodka and orange juice. I woke up the next morning having no idea what the hell happened. All the guys, including my brother, were gone. I didn't know what to report or to who. Eventually I told a friend, and she said that maybe it was just the alcohol. Maybe I wasn't roofied. I have more experience with alcohol since then, and I know it wasn't just alchol. I didn't want to go to the police. I couldn't tell my mom and dad. I just needed to tell somebody. My contact at SBO said that it was too late to do anything legally, but talking to him (yes, a him, a very understanding and sympathetic him) really made me feel better and helped to put the experience in context."

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are you guys cops?

No. We are not cops. By the way... In spite of what you've seen in the movies, if you ask a cop if he's a cop, he doesn't have to tell you.

What are you guys, a bunch of lawyers?

God Forbid! Fortunately, we are not a bunch of lawyers.

Are you guys psychologists or something?

We are not psychologists, but we do find psychology very interesting.

What the hell are you then?

We are a group of people who think the status quo in responding to sexual harassment and assault is unacceptable. We are mostly from tech companies.