It can happen at work, on the street or at home – even by the people who love us. Everyday sexism might be hard to pin down, but it’s pervasive and creates an additional layer of stress for women.
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Articles on Workplace harassment
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The paper “Me Too: Does Workplace Sexual Harassment Hurt Firm Value?” shows that firms with high levels of sexual harassment decline in value.
Three-quarters of teenagers in our survey experienced exploitation, bullying, harassment or some other form of abuse in their first job.
Women facing harassment in the workplace don’t feel anyone would listen if they complained about the behaviour - so very often they put up with it, or leave the job.
Between November 2016 and October 2018, more than 130 government officials were publicly accused of sexual harassment or assault.
Senators followed a playbook familiar to millions of women. In promoting men, companies and other organizations have frequently brushed aside allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
Sexual assault in the workplace (and beyond) has many negative health benefits. It needs to be treated as a health and safety issue.
Courts have created three legal barriers that have made it much harder for workers to complain to their employers about sexual harassment.
A revolt by women at the world’s largest sport brand revealed what companies and many others still don’t understand about the nature of workplace harassment.
In sexual harassment cases, schools and workplaces often harm those that they claim to protect. These tips can help them avoid those painful mistakes.
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.
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.
Nondisclosure agreements are getting a bad rap these days because they’ve been used to prevent victims of sexual harassment and abuse from speaking out. But not all are nefarious.
Companies have long tended to protect rather than punish high-profile harassers. That may change as the #MeToo movement inspires more women to speak out.
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Honorary Research Professor, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of the Practice of Engineering, Brown University
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon
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Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies, and Management & Organizations, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Syracuse University
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Doctoral Researcher RMIT University; Senior Researcher Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida
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Professor & Co-Director Food & Mood Centre, Deakin University
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Professor of Law and Co-Director, Center on Applied Feminism, University of Baltimore
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Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Workers' Rights Institute, Georgetown University
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Professor Emerit of Psychology/ Fonder and President Center for Institutional Courage, University of Oregon
