‘I had to start over, alone and silenced’: the fight to end NDA abuse

A new website exposes the misuse of non-disclosure agreements that protect the careers of abusers

Anna* was 28 and loving her career in the tech industry when she says a business trip changed everything: she was raped by an older male colleague. She reported the assault to her boss, and the police - but instead of getting the help and support she desperately needed from her company, she says she was pushed into signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) designed to stop her ever talking about what had happened.

I signed a paper and that specific battle ended, but the fight was nowhere near over," she writes in a testimony about her experience. I was forced to start everything over with my head still underwater, alone and silenced."