Sexual Harassment of Women Leaders

Sexual harassment is more prevalent for women supervisors than for women employees. This pattern holds in the three countries we studied – the United States, Japan, and Sweden – where women supervisors are between 30 to 100 percent more likely to have been sexually harassed in the last twelve months. Among supervisors, the risk is larger in lower- and mid-level positions of leadership and when subordinates are mostly male. We also find that harassment of women supervisors happens despite their greater likelihood of taking action against the abuser, and that supervisors face more professional and social retaliation after their harassment experience. We conclude that sexual harassment is a workplace hazard that raises the costs for women to pursue leadership ambitions and, in turn, reinforces gender gaps in income, status, and voice.

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

Health Education ◽

10.1108/09654280910936576 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 109 (2) ◽

pp. 112-124 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mark D. Weist ◽

Yaphet U. Bryant ◽

Joyce Dantzler ◽

Saran Martin ◽

Marie D'Amico ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Sexual Harassment ◽

The United States

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Is There a Conservative Feminism? An Empirical Account

Politics & Gender ◽

10.1017/s1743923x17000587 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (01) ◽

pp. 56-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ronnee Schreiber

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Women Leaders ◽

The United States ◽

Women's Activism ◽

Political Movement ◽

Conservative Movement ◽

Political Actors ◽

Using Data ◽

Conservative Women ◽

Politically Active

The question of conservative feminism in the United States did not really arise before the 2008 elections; most politically active conservative women leaders did not refer to themselves as feminists. Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, however, prompted a shift. On a number of well-publicized occasions, Palin called herself a feminist, generating considerable discussion over whether conservative feminism is now a political movement. Using data from in-depth interviews with conservative women leaders, this article asks whether conservative women in the United States identify as feminists. Findings indicate that on the whole they do not, but conservative women are important gender-conscious political actors whose efforts compel questions about ideology and women's activism. Implications for understanding feminist and conservative movement politics more broadly are also explored.

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The United States and Iran

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190680015.013.23 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ray Takeyh

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

National Security ◽

Decision Maker ◽

The United States ◽

The Other ◽

Order Effects ◽

Optimal Outcome ◽

Third Order ◽

National Interests ◽

Taking Action

Implementing deterrent and compellent strategies are among the most critical tasks of the national security decision maker. However, as the case of U.S.-Iranian relations since 1979 demonstrates, deterring another state from taking action—especially if it considers those steps to be in its national interests—or compelling it to adopt policies in line with one’s own preferences but which represent a setback to the goals of the other state can be a difficult proposition. In addition, the Iran relationship demonstrates howthe use of deterrent and compellent instruments must be weighed against costs and other second- and third-order effects which may cause the policymaker to accept a less than optimal outcome in order to avoid greater complications in other areas.

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

Violence Against Women ◽

10.1177/10778012211035793 ◽

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.

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BARRIERS TO LEARNING: SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DATING VIOLENCE IN K-12 EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES

ICERI2018 Proceedings ◽

10.21125/iceri.2018.0432 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Jan Perry Evenstad ◽

Carmen Sanjurjo

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Sexual Harassment ◽

Dating Violence ◽

The United States ◽

Barriers To Learning ◽

K 12

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Sexual Harassment Laws and Their Impact on the Work Environment

Social Issues Surrounding Harassment and Assault ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch037 ◽

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.

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