Hostile Environment Sexual Harassment in the United States: Post-Meritor Developments and Implications

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramona L. Paetzold ◽  
Anne M. O'Leary-Kelly
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hostile Environment

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: A United States Perspective

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 29-85
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Kelly ◽  
David D. Kadue ◽  
Robert J. Mignin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Burden Of Proof ◽  
The United States ◽  
State Law ◽  
Hostile Environment ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sexual Harassment Law

Sexual harassment litigation has increased significantly within the United States. It is a cause of action that was created by the judiciary to enable an employee to work in an atmosphere free from a sexually hostile environment. Some parameters of U.S. sexual harassment law are still unclear, but the law now applies to men and women, and the burden of proof has gradually been eased. Under judge-made law, an employer will always be liable when harassment culminates in a tangible employment detriment. The employer is also automatically liable when a supervisor creates a hostile environment, unless the employer can prove that it has taken reasonable steps to prevent or correct harassment and that the employee unreasonably failed to use the employer's anti-harassment procedures. Employers are also liable for harassment perpetrated by supervisors, co-workers and non-employees if the employer is negligent in failing to prevent or correct harassment. Employers are thus well advised to formulate and enforce an anti-harassment workplace policy that allows a complainant to have a thorough, impartial and prompt investigation of any allegation of harassment. Complainants can elect to use federal-law and state-law remedies for sexual harassment/discrimination. The state law, unlike the federal, may allow unlimited tort-like damages. A complainant may also allege common law causes of action such as infliction of emotional distress.

Evaluation of a statewide initiative in the United States to prevent/reduce sexual harassment in schools

2009 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Weist ◽  
Yaphet U. Bryant ◽  
Joyce Dantzler ◽  
Saran Martin ◽  
Marie D'Amico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
The United States

Sexual Harassment in the Academy: Harnessing the Growing Labor Movement in Higher Education to Address Sexual Harassment Against Graduate Workers

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110357
Author(s):  
Erin O’Callaghan ◽  
Veronica Shepp ◽  
Anne Kirkner ◽  
Katherine Lorenz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Labor Movement ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Wage Work ◽  
Power Differentials ◽  
Gender Based

Higher education is not immune to the epidemic of sexual harassment in the United States, particularly sexual harassment of graduate workers. This is due largely to power differentials of status and income, as academia relies on low-wage work. While the literature shows sexual harassment is prevalent across disciplines, current work to address the problem does not account for graduate worker precarity. The graduate labor movement, which addresses precarity, is beginning to tackle sexual harassment. We review how the labor and anti-gender-based violence movements in higher education should come together to prevent sexual harassment, presenting recommendations for structural changes to academia.

Sexual Harassment Laws and Their Impact on the Work Environment

2019 ◽  
pp. 657-683
Author(s):  
Philippe W. Zgheib
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
Willingness To Disclose ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

This chapter examines the impact of sexual harassment laws in a work environment. Different contexts are examined with different sexual harassment laws. The most vulnerable individuals are identified. The particular case of Lebanon is inspected where few laws regulate this matter. A comparison is established with the USA. Lebanon and the United States have a different view of sexual harassment. In Lebanon, no clear laws protect women. In addition, Lebanon is more tolerant than the United States. The difference in cultures also contributes in people's willingness to disclose harassment. In the United States, people are used to the concept of right and a judicial system that preserves it. In Lebanon, such a matter is taboo, and people are discouraged from disclosing to preserve their reputation.

scholarly journals Intimidation and Sexual Harassment during Plastic Surgery Training in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e2493
Author(s):  
Johanna P. D’Agostino ◽  
Kavita T. Vakharia ◽  
Sheina Bawa ◽  
Sanja Sljivic ◽  
Noel Natoli
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
The United States ◽  
Surgery Training

Engage, Ignore, Stand Up: Exploring How (and Why) Early Adolescents Respond to Sexual Harassment

2020 ◽  
pp. 074355842093322
Author(s):  
Ilyssa Salomon ◽  
Christia Spears Brown
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cultural Scripts ◽  
Quantitative Content

Sexual harassment is a common experience among middle and high school students across the United States. Being the target of and even witnessing sexual harassment is associated with a number of negative consequences for adolescents. This study sought to explore early adolescent boys’ and girls’ reasoning about (a) perpetrating sexual harassment (i.e., making comments about another student’s body), (b) confronting sexual harassment when they are the target, and (c) confronting sexual harassment when they are the bystander or witness. Participants were 142 seventh-grade students (46 boys, 96 girls) ranging from 11 to 14 years old ( Mage = 12.44 years, SDage = .61). Utilizing a quantitative content analysis, this study analyzed themes that emerged from adolescents’ open-ended responses to questions about sexual harassment and their perception of the consequences. The results suggest that adolescents’ reasoning about sexual harassment is complex, reflecting morality concerns, social pressures, and challenges with interpreting sexual interest within a context of sexually objectifying cultural scripts.

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