What the research shows

In a two-year study of 76 women across six countries, the clearest outcome difference was not simply which response path a woman chose. It was whether her response became visible and attributable to the organization before she had protected identity, timing, and leverage.

• 47% of women whose responses were overt were involuntarily terminated within 12 months.
  
• Only 6% of women whose responses were covert were terminated.

This research does not give advice. It shows the risk difference between responses that become immediately visible and responses that protect identity, timing, and leverage until the woman is ready.

What you do next will either

protect your options or narrow them

In this research, what changed the outcome was not whether a woman stayed silent. It was whether her response became visible and traceable before she had protected identity, timing, and leverage.

The Stabilization Protocol is the first step for women who may be targeted at work. It is not legal counsel, therapy, or a crisis resource.

• Understand how serious your situation is
• Identify what is already visible and what is not
• Protect critical records, relationships, and options
• Identify which early actions may increase visibility risk

Three lessons. One working document. Completed in a single sitting.

Research accepted for presentation at the International Association on Workplace Bullying and Harassment conference, Canberra, Australia, 2026.