The powerful National Association of Realtors has ignored sexual harassment complaints, including those against the group’s president, current and former employees say.
Realtor Building in Chicago, where the National Association of Realtors offices are located, on Aug. 13, 2023. Within the organization, known as NAR, and its affiliates, 29 employees and former leaders told The New York Times that even after years of complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination and retribution by Kenny Parcell, and other leaders, little changed.One woman said the man put his hands down his pants in front of her.
Parcell, who responded to questions from the Times in writing, denied ever engaging in sexual harassment. “I have never tried to reach out to anyone ‘younger’ or ‘late at night,’” he said. NAR said its team that investigates such matters never received a complaint from Quinn. Parcell denied Lybbert’s allegations. “In fact, I do not know what these allegations are referring to or have any frame of reference for this,” he said.After inquiries this month by the Times, NAR announced a new advisory group focused on the organization’s culture, which they said will work to encourage “values of respect, integrity, transparency and continuous growth.”
Many women who brought concerns to NAR said the response from leaders discouraged them from ever speaking up again about harassment inside the organization. Asked in an interview if the organization has an issue with sexual harassment, NAR CEO Bob Goldberg said, “I would not characterize it as a problem.”
Brevard is Black. She and three other female employees, all of whom are white, complained about Parcell’s behavior to lawyers hired to investigate issues of sexual harassment in the organization last year, the lawsuit said. Parcell’s actions included sending lewd text messages and pictures to all of them, the lawsuit said. NAR officials said the investigation had concluded and all of the allegations had been addressed, but declined to elaborate further.
Parcell said he was asking for input on the design of a promotional NAR belt buckle when he sent the images.Braun, Amy Swida, director of business meetings and events, and three other current NAR employees who have filed internal complaints of sexual harassment or gender discrimination by Parcell described a tense workplace where they believe they were being watched by executives.
Other women interviewed said the issues go beyond NAR’s headquarters. Executives, they said, have been made aware of complaints about the behavior of the group’s members for years, and continually failed to take action. Sheth said she believed she was fired in retaliation for her complaints. “The way for a company to win is to get somebody not to talk,” she said. She received a severance payment that came with a nondisclosure agreement at her termination. She nonetheless chose to speak to the Times, she said, because she believed she was not the only woman to experience harassment. She did not disclose the amount of the payment.
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