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 from the nonprofit Stop Street Harassment found that 81 percent of women had experienced some form of sexual harassment during their lifetime. But so few of those women have sought legal recourse. The National Women's Law Center is looking to change that. 

The Time's Up legal defense fund - administered by the National Women's Law Center - is for women looking to take legal action against workplace harassment. 

 and NWLC Director of Workplace Equality, 

 talked about the legal options available to survivors of harassment. 

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A recent national survey found that 81 percent of women had experienced some form of sexual harassment during their lifetimes, but few of those women have sought legal recourse.

A recent national survey from nonprofit Stop Street Harassment found that 81 percent of women had experienced some form of sexual harassment during their lifetime. But so few of those women have sought legal recourse. The National Women's Law Center is looking to change that. Host Kerri Miller spoke about this shift with Chai Feldblum, the commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Maya Raghu, who is the director of Workplace Equality at the National Women's Law Center.

Time's Up: What legal recourse do harassment survivors have?

Victims of sexual harassment and abuse protest during a #MeToo march. 

Time's Up: Legal options for harassment survivors

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