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women and equalities Minister Victoria Atkins has spoken about their experiences in the workplace, sexual harassment, and how she encouraged others to tell their story.

In one example, the minister revealed, someone had sent her an E-Mail "that showed a lot of interest in my shoes", after a public appearance.

"That was something that makes me uncomfortable," she LBC radio said.

The government survey of 12,000 people, to find out the extent of harassment in the workplace.

The government Equalities Office survey is part of an initiative to address the problem, including a new statutory code of conduct for employers.

Ms Atkins said, "Common Sense " was necessary to determine what qualifies as sexual harassment in the workplace.

comments crossed The Line , if you made others feel "intimidated, tortured or humiliated," she told LBC.

'Grubby behaviour'

you Give an example, She Said : "Yesterday I was wearing a very colorful skirt and everyone said how nice it looks. I don't Take That as sexual harassment.

"But I was telling the officials that after a public appearance, I had a individual E-Mail about my shoes. It was in a way that showed a lot of interest in my shoes.

"And that was something that makes me uncomfortable.

"I think that Common Sense will prevail here, and we just want to collect The Evidence , to see how people react to different types of behavior. "

Speaking earlier on Bbc Breakfast , Ms Atkins said: "This is not a debate on wolf-whistling or whatever. We have 15 categories of behavior that are serious. "

you said the government wanted to find out how the people were affected by harassment, and how with him, "so that we can ensure that our workplaces are good places to work".

Ms is not added to the Atkins, you want to go into The Details of the harassment she was subjected to, and added: "I am not defined by the filthy conduct of The Men who behaved like that to me. "

Sexist abuse

The minister was asked about the Crystal Palace , the wife of goalkeeper Lucy Gillett, who said they had received sexist abuse during Sunday's match at Coventry United.

The 25-year-old claims that The Men had been in The Crowd , called to check on the referee, "the gender" of a number of Palace players.

Ms Atkins said: "This is your job. The FA or the referee should have acted.

"are you and others not entitled to put up with this kind of abuse. It is not easy. "

The football Association is aware of The Incident and is looking into it.

A spokesman said the organisation was committed to", to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football at every level of The Game ".

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Source of news: bbc.com