Lisa Bitel, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
An affair between a philosophy professor and his teenage student became the subject of ballads in the streets of Paris in the 12th century. A scholar asks: Why wasn’t it called sexual harassment?
At the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey assured girls that the harassment scandals of 2017 will eventually lead to a brighter future. But deep workplace issues will have to be addressed first.
Craig McLachlan (centre), playing the role of Frank-N-Furter, rehearses with the cast of the Rocky Horror Show in 2015.
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It is important for actors to ‘de-role’ after performing their character – but this is not something they routinely do.
Music festivals tend to be geared toward young audiences, and may constitute the site of sexual harassment and assault against younger women.
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A brutal backlash against a Harvey Weinstein accuser has helped galvanise the feminist movement.
In the recent wave of sexual assault allegations, men tend to only appear as active perpetrators. But the landscape of sex in American culture is more nuanced.
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Even though they weren’t particularly interested in having sex, fear of ridicule and insecurities tugged at many of the young men the author spoke with.
The first secretary of state follows Michael Fallon and Priti Patel to the backbenches, leaving Theresa May with an ever shrinking pool from which to draw ministerial talent.
Time magazine named the #MeToo movement its ‘person’ of the year, highlighting the role companies and nondisclosure agreements play in keeping the victims of abuse silent.
Attention is being placed on sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, but sexual assault occurs in intimate relationships, too. Often, the causes are the same – a desire for power.
More and more powerful men are being brought down by sexual harassment and assault accusations. But what about the president?
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University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies, and Management & Organizations, University of Michigan