In response to the sexual harassment case of Xie Xiaoxing, chairman of the National Energy Council, legislator Wang Wanyu called on the Executive Yuan to conduct two major reviews.

(Provided by legislator Wang Wanyu's Congress Office)

[Reporter Yang Chengyu/Taipei Report] Xie Xiaoxing, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, was involved in sexual harassment of female staff. The Executive Yuan's investigation report was released. He will be removed from office immediately and will be transferred to the Supervisory Yuan for investigation and accountability.

In this regard, Wang Wanyu, a legislator of the Power of the Times who issued a joint statement early last month and asked Xie Xiaoxing to suspend his post for investigation, said today (11) that the Executive Yuan has not properly isolated the perpetrators involved in sexual harassment, and it is absolutely responsible for negligence of duty.

She also called on the Executive Yuan to thoroughly review the concept of gender equality and the handling mechanism of sexual harassment complaints within various ministries, so as not to become a laughing stock of the public.

Wang Wanyu quoted the investigation report of the Executive Yuan and pointed out that Xie Xiaoxing’s involvement in workplace sexual harassment and bullying is very clear, including secretarial or confidential appointments are limited to women, and interviews ask employees about their height, age, appearance, zodiac sign, blood type, and family status. Marriage and other non-professional personal issues. In the workplace, they often stare at the bodies of female subordinates, get too close to the bodies of female subordinates and even touch their shoulders, and comment on the outer clothing of female employees, such as "like a girl", "the most beautiful scenery "Wait.

The above-mentioned behaviors are obviously serious violations of the "Gender Equality in Work Act".

Wang Zhi pointed out that as a second-level central administrative agency, it could have set the worst example for the public.

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Wang Wanyu mentioned that after the incident, she had strictly asked Xie Xiaoxing to avoid being investigated, in addition to asking for leave on her own; as the competent authority, the Executive Yuan should suspend him during the investigation process.

Unexpectedly, one month after the incident, Xie Xiaoxing was still in office, and even when he went to the Legislative Yuan for inquiries, he still didn't think he had done anything wrong.

In addition, the HR director of the Original Energy Association did not understand the "Gender Equality in Work Act" at all, and blindly defended Xie Xiaoxing.

What's even more outrageous is that when Xie Xiaoxing answered the question, he not only refused to admit that he had sexual harassment in the workplace, but even asked the harassed person if he wanted to transfer to another unit, simply ignoring the law.

Wang Wanyu emphasized that Xie Xiaoxing reluctantly asked for leave during the investigation after several members of the Legislative Yuan's Educational and Cultural Affairs Committee signed a joint statement last month, but the damage has already been done.

As the competent authority, the Executive Yuan is absolutely responsible for neglecting its duties if it fails to properly isolate sexual harassers in the workplace.

Therefore, when she was reviewing the budget of the NPC, she proposed to freeze all the special fees for the chairman of the CPPCC. The freeze cannot be unfrozen until the CCP implements the internal concept of sexual equality, reviews the sexual harassment complaint handling mechanism, and submits a special report to the Legislative Yuan. .

Finally, Wang Wanyu called on Xie Xiaoxing, the chairperson of the original Energy Council, to make a serious and bad example. The Executive Yuan must thoroughly review the concept of gender equality within the ministries and commissions, and whether the sexual harassment complaint handling mechanism is implemented and complete.

Otherwise, the Executive Yuan will not only fail to become a role model for private enterprises, but may even become a laughing stock of the general public. How will the public be required to abide by the provisions of the "Gender Equality in Work Act" in the future?