“It is very hard for the younger policewomen in the force now because to me it is getting worse. It is like the senior officers just expect the junior ranks to be intimate with them, even worse is like some females just expect and accept it.
“And you know in the past we use to have senior female police officers going around and asking female ranks about their working conditions and if they facing sexual harassment, but not anymore. That is a thing of the past.”
These were the words of a woman who has been a police officer for all of her working life and while she has not attained the rank she believes she deserves she is still concerned about her female sisters in the force.
I have known her for years and have always admired her professionalism even though initially she came across as someone who one would be afraid to approach as she always had a stern facial expression. When she began the conversation, I asked whether I could publish it and she acceded but cautioned me to ensure that her identity was not revealed.
