That makes my skin crawl :(

Agh, I meant to imply the feeling you had ... The unsettled feeling was the reason she did what she did rather than shyness. I wouldn't have jumped to publicly shame them if I had been in her shoes, unless I had no choice (though I would have definitely made a point of talking about the situation to explain that it's…

As others have said, if Pycon wasn't following her, she couldn't DM them.

I know the feeling, though my situation was different. It took me a long time to come to grips with the fact I was being sexually harassed at work (to the point where my attitude was suffering and it was impacting my relationship) because they were all "little things" and I have always been the kind of person to tough…

She contacted the convention people via this method, to which they responded and addressed the situation.

Yeah, that shy feeling is probably why she reacted the way she did. I obviously can't say for sure.

Does management have a set protocol for you to make a sexual harassment situation privately? It doesn't appear that Pycon did. Perhaps they will rectify this and institute a form for private real-time communication in the future.

For the record, I think it is bad form to take pictures and publicly shame. I get why she did and I know she did it as a calculated risk given the circumstances. We wouldn't be talking about it if she hadn't publicly outed the dick jokers.

The difference is- this is a work event where everyone is ostensibly expected to adhere to a professional code of ethics. Clearly, not everyone does. I have read her account of what happened and I frankly don't blame her for being upset. Engaging the situation, regardless of the potential for backlash ( by the way,…

You don't have to.

http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm

Been happening for decades, bro.

If it bothers you, yes. Sexual harassment isn't something that applies solely to women.

You will likely be punished for unprofessional behavior if you do. Catch 22.

Fine for them about changing the rules now, particularly given the circumstances. She didn't give out names or take a sexually exploitive picture, so my creepy- dar is not at the same level as it would be otherwise. She could have done it differently to be more private, but public shaming keeps this behavior present…

So she didn't break the rules of Pycon?

Yeah, because she complained to the authorities at the event, she deserved it!