Last year, women made up more than half of newly appointed HR executives, a role thats typically responsible for ensuring a company can acquire and develop the staff it needs to execute the larger business plan.

Companies are starting to reckon with how the workplace allows, or enables, inappropriate behavior. That means not only looking at structural issues but scrutinizing routine work events.

Facebook is making public its internal sexual harassment policy, including a strongly worded clause that protects employees who report misconduct.