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I mean... sounds like the guy was an asshole but literally almost no proof that he discriminated against women in that article other than the offhand hearsay about his comments on a female staffer's looks and smell.
"In the first investigation, Kate Weaver Patterson of KWP Consulting & Mediation found multiple complaints from female staffers, in particular inappropriately commenting on their appearances. It also, in general, found the environment of the program wasn’t welcoming to women. The second investigation was led by the law firm of Libby, O’Brien, Kingsley & Champion. It found Taylor’s behavior toward an NCAA female compliance officer was “inappropriate, discriminatory on the basis of her sex.” This…
I mean, when you have two separate investigations saying the same thing, that's kinda really sort perhaps might be very bad.
Having worked for a university for several years, when calling in outside investigators, law or HR firms, the final reports always find for the university to legally “cover their ass.” Personally, I would not take what has been written by Stanford scribes, ESPN, or outside investigators at face value. I doubt that we will hear from Taylor due to financial settlement and a non disclosure agreement. I think that he would shine a totally different light on the matter. I’m not dismissive of his alleged actions, but there is always another relative perspective in each case.