Warning: This article contains language and content some readers may find distressingKatie* is one of three female paramedics who have shared their experiences of being "hounded" for sexual favours in return for passing training, getting a promotion or simply keeping their jobs. Although these remarks were often dismissed as "jokes" or "banter", Katie says, occasionally it shifted into a "monumental" abuse of power."Handjobs. Blowjobs. They were obsessed with blowjobs," she says.These women approached Sky News after our initial investigation earlier this year revealed how misogyny, harassment and sexual abuse is "rife" in the ambulance service. This included the case of a former paramedic who tried to take her own life after being sexually assaulted in the back of an ambulance.In response to our more recent findings, the NHS's national guardian Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark, who protects its whistleblowers in England, has said she's "not confident" women in the ambulance service are safe. Req...
