A culture of sexual harassment and the degradation of women is "rampant" at a major Australian energy company, according to a former employee who claims she was unfairly sacked. Kate Shea has claimed in court she was sacked from Energy Australia for highlighting a culture “where sexual harassment is condoned”, after alleging that she was groped by a company executive. The company says Ms Shea lost her job as part of a necessary restructure and questions why she is seeking to be reinstated through her legal action if the culture is inappropriate. Ms Shea's lawyer...told the Federal Court the male-dominated executive team routinely subjected employees to sexual taunts and lewd language...The hearing continues.