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Gender violence has captured the attention of policy makers and the public. There’s many things that can be done, both in the short and long term.
Conservatively speaking, workplace violence costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
You’d call the police if a stranger in public did what many bullies at work get away with. 2 researchers who study workplace violence describe the widespread phenomenon.
Representative democracy is under threat as females – particularly from minority groups – leave or choose not to enter politics. Many say the mental toll of online abuse has become overwhelming.
When harassment is directed at women politicians, staffers, activists and journalists because they are women, it poses a threat to democracy.
It’s clear the current workplace health and safety framework isn’t stopping people from getting bullied. It’s time to treat bullying as a public health issue and address the problem more effectively.
The incident at St. Xavier’s University in Kolkata amounts to gendered harassment.
We asked participants about why they think people (mostly men) harass others in public space. Their answers were revealing.
Abusers are exploiting all manner of smart tech and software to extend their capacity for coercive control.
Sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech are not inevitable or permanent, write experts in the field. The solutions are positive community standards and women in power.
A higher quality discussion emerged among commenters allowed to use personas instead of their real names.
Politics has become a low-trust, high-blame environment that has left public servants under near constant threat of attack.
Sexual harassment and discrimination in gaming and tech is not inevitable or permanent, write experts in the field. The solutions are positive community standards and women in power.
Half of LGBTQ participants in a recent study experienced discrimination, insults, bullying or abuse while playing, watching or talking about sports.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, hate crimes targeting Asian Americans have gotten increased media and public attention. New data shows these events are in fact happening more often.
New research shows while most taxi and rideshare journeys are completed safely, there is still an unacceptable level of harassment and intimidation.
Allegations of abuse and harassment are not uncommon in Canadian sport. The closure of the Montréal site for Canada’s artistic swimming team is in part due to a lack of oversight for young athletes.
Tinder and similar apps fail to properly address issues of online harm. A lack of policy is to blame, as well as app design features and society’s general attitudes towards more minor cases of abuse.
Many also openly admit to spying on or stalking their partners, suggesting that they may not know that there’s anything wrong with the behaviors.
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Honorary Research Professor, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Syracuse University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Resource Development, Villanova University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Villanova University
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Program Director & Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational and Applied Health Psychology, Adler University
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Barrett Hazeltine Professor of the Practice of Engineering, Brown University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon
