Sexual Harassment at McDonald’s Is Even Worse Than We Knew

THE NATION

New polling suggests 75 percent of female employees have experienced sexual harassment on the job.

The fast-food industry is no stranger to sexual harassment, a problem that plagues the entire restaurant industry. A 2016 survey of women in fast food found that 42 percent of women had experienced sexual harassment on the job. Nearly every major chain—including KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Taco Bell, and Wendy’s—have faced lawsuits over sexual harassment in their stores. Two-thirds of employees at CKE Restaurants, which owns Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., have reported experiencing harassment. But the numbers at McDonald’s, which also holds the title of the being world’s largest fast-food company, are of a different order of magnitude, revealing a deep and widespread problem. read more »