Sexual Harassment

What Not to Do at Work

JJ Keith | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Sexual Harassment, Women in the Workplace, Third Wave Feminism, Gender Discrimination, Workplace Discrimination, Feminism, Sex Positivity, Women News

I chose to move to Portland when I was twenty because that's where my favorite band, Sleater-Kinney lived. That tells you everything you need to know ...

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Female Farmworkers Commonly Suffer Sexual Assault, Harassment

AP | TRACIE CONE | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Westside Family Preservation Services Network, Bryan Little, California Farm Bureau Federation, Female Farmworkers, Grace Meng, Amparo Yebra, Illegal Immigration, Agriculture, Immigration, Immigration-Reform, Sexual Abuse, Department of Homeland Security, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Farm Employers Labor Service, Sexual Harassment, Ap, Women News

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration st...

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Sarah Tressler Inspires Stripper to Sue for Sexual Harassment

Sheila Hageman | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Sarah Tressler, Stripping, Strippers, Gloria Allred, Daily Mail, Lawsuit, Sexual Harassment, Sarah Tressler Sues, Sarah Tressler Lawsuit, Strip Clubs, Culture News

Strippers all over the world are subjected to the worst sexual harassment imaginable. In a way, strip clubs have become the last sanctuaries for men who still feel the need to degrade women to feel better about themselves.

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10 Key Moments In The History Of Sex In The Office

The Grindstone | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Fatal Attraction, Females in the Workforce, Females in the Workplace, History of Sex, Gender Dynamic, Sex in the Workplace, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Women News

The new book Sex in the Office traces changing views of white-collar women through history, starting decades before working women were commonplace, an...

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Mom Defends Son For Reciting Racy LMFAO Lyric

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Lmfao, Video, Denver News, Bv-Life, Boy Suspended for Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Aurora News, I'm Sexy and I Know It, Denver Colorado, Colorado, Denver News

AURORA, Colo. -- A 6-year-old boy is back at his suburban Denver school after being suspended for three days for reciting a racy line from a popular s...

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Law & Order: The Army's SVU

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: US Military, Department of Defense, Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault Military, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment Military, Crime News

Thanks to Secretary Panetta, military sexual assault investigators, victims' rights advocates and the soldiers of the United States military, we are making important progress when it comes to protecting the men and women who protect us. Quite simply, they deserve nothing less.

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6-Year-Old Suspended For Singing LMFAO Song Lyrics

AP | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Lmfao, Video, Denver News, Bv-Life, Boy Suspended for Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Aurora News, I'm Sexy and I Know It, Denver Colorado, Colorado, Denver News

AURORA, Colo. — A 6-year-old boy was suspended from his suburban Denver school for three days after school officials said he told a girl "I'm se...

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Feminists Enraged After France Drops Sexual Harassment Law

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Women, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Video, French Sexual Harassment Law, France, France Constitutional Council, Dsk, Reuters, Sexual Harassment, French Women, France Sexual Harassment Law, World News

PARIS, May 4 (Reuters) - France repealed a sexual harassment law on Friday on the grounds that the definition of the crime was too vague, sparking r...

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Where is the Decency 2012?

Attiyya Anthony | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: James Blunt, The Doors, Jim Morrison, Beautiful, Sexual Harassment, Indecent Exposure, Bystander Intervention, World Changer, Street Harassment, Subway Indecent Exposure, Public Decency, Impact News

I recently experienced an indecent exposure incident, not near a construction site, but in another popular harassment site -- the subway.

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NYC Developing App To Target Sexual Harassment

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Christine Quinn, Sexual Harassment App, Subway Harassment, Ny News, Reuters, Sexual Harassment, Hollabacknyc, New York News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exasperated by the wolf whistles and cat calls that seem to be the universal welcome for women passing construction sites? New Yo...

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Why We Should Be Making A Bigger Deal About Sexual Harassment

Julie Berebitsky | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Herman Cain, Sexual Harassment, Herman Cain Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment Work, Sexual Harassment Office, Books News

Most Americans agree that sexual harassment is a serious matter, but it's not surprising that Letterman's audience loudly laughed: there's no longer anything shocking about these sorts of revelations.

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Is It OK To Date At The Office? Depends How Old You Are

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Office Romances, Office Dating, Workplace Options, Survey Says, Dating a Co-Worker, Sexual Harassment, Millennials, Dating at the Office, Dating an Employee, Office Romances Statistics, Small Business News

Attitudes toward workplace romance are changing -- at least for Millennial employees. A whopping 84 percent of workers ages 18-29 say they would have ...

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What's Most Likely To Get You Fired?

The Huffington Post | Rieva Lesonsky | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Stealing Data, Office Sex, Sex at Work, Survey Says, Sexual Harassment, Small Business News and Trends, Office Stealing, Stealing Company Information, Small Business News

What's worse: taking company information or having sex with one of your employees? According to a recent survey by FileTrek, 79 percent of people say ...

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Paula Deen Asks Judge To Dismiss Harassment Suit

Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Video, Paula Deen Lawsuit, Paula Deen Judge, Paula Deen Harassment, Bubba Hiers, Sexual Harassment, Paula Deen Sexual Harassment, Paula Deen Diabetes, Paula Deen Harassment Suit, Paula Deen, Paula Deen Harassment Case, Food News

Earlier this month, Lisa Jackson, a former employee of Uncle Bubba's Oyster and Shrimp House, a restaurant owned by Paula Deen and her brother Bobby H...

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WATCH: How Joy Behar Handled Sexual Harassment

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Mondays With Marlo, Marlo Thomas, Joy Behar, Sexual Harassment, Video, Women News

Talk show host and comedian Joy Behar shares her experience with sexual harassment, and explains how she dealt with it. var src_url="http://pshared....

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Joan Rivers Hit With Sexual Harassment Complaint On 'Joan & Melissa'

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Reality TV, Video, We, Sexual Harassment, Joan Rivers, Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best?, Tv Replay, TV News

Joan Rivers is outspoken and outrageous and knows almost no boundaries. And according to one employee of Joan Rivers Worldwide, her behavior crossed t...

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Troubled LA Retailer Gets Big Credit From Famous Hedge Fund

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: George Soros, Video, Crystal Financial, American Apparel, Europe Bonds, Sexual Harassment, Lawsuits, MF Global, Nasdaq, Dov Charney, Slidepollajax, Business News

Looks like billionaire George Soros and American Apparel CEO Dov Charney now have more in common than the lawsuits they both currently face with forme...

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A Treasury of the World's Worst Online Dating Stories

The Awl | Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Dating Horror Stories, Online Dating, Online-Dating-Humor, Relationships, Dating Humor, Dating, Sexual Harassment, Women News

Since we gathered a truly huge pile of data from our online dating survey, we've published advice about how to improve online dating for everyone, for...

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Demanding Accessibility To Documents Regarding Military Sexual Violence

Rachel Natelson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Civil Liberties, Women's Rights, US Military, Violence Against Women, Military Sexual Trauma, Sexual Harassment, Military Sexual Assaults, Ptsd, Women in the Military, Sexual Assault, Women Veterans, Civil Rights, Veterans, Impact News

In the government's view, the public needn't concern itself with the ugly details of the epidemic of sexual violence in the military.

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GOP Lawmaker Resigns Amid Scandal

AP | By JOHN MILLER | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Politics News, Video, John Mcgee Resigns, Sexual Harassment, John Mcgee Scandal, Gop, John Mcgee Sexual Harassment, Idaho, John Mcgee, Politics News

BOISE, Idaho -- An Idaho Republican state senator who had been seen as a political riser has stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations. Four-te...

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Study: Restaurants Feed on Exploited Women's Labor

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Women, Restaurant Opportunities Center, Minimum Wage, Labor, Workplace, Restaurants, Sexual Harassment, Food, National Restaurant Association, Unions, Gender, Politics News

Next time you plunk down some change on the table before leaving a restaurant, think about what might be behind that service with a smile. A new study warns that when Americans eat out, they feed into an industry fueled by exploitation and rampant discrimination against women.

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Here's Why American Apparel Is Losing The Hipster Vote

Alice Hines | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Bankruptcy, Efid, American Apparel, Shoplifting, Sexual Harassment, Tao Lin, Stealing, Loss Prevention, Dov Charney, Hipsters, Eas, Retail Theft, Business News

Thieving hipsters, take note. American Apparel will be tagging every neon legging, velvet bodysuit, V-neck t-shirt and iconic hoodie with an RFID ...

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Congressman Cleared In Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Video, Alcee Hastings, Alcee Hastings Florida, Alcee Hastings Sexual Harassment Lawsuit, Alcee Hastings Winsome Parker, Sexual Harassment, Alcee Hastings Sexual Harassment Investigation, Winsome Packer Alcee Hastings, Alcee Hastings Sexual Harassment, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former aide to Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings should only ...

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Widespread Inequality in the Restaurant Industry Means Hardship for Women Workers

Debra L. Ness | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Sexual Harassment, Paid Sick Days, Labor, Low Wages, Fair Pay, Workplace Discrimination, Work and Family, Minimum Wage, Restaurants, Business News

The restaurant industry is the only industry that has a wage gap established by law, which results in significantly lower wages for women workers than for men.

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PMC Sexual Violence: It's Still a Problem

David Isenberg | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Law, Private Military Contractors, Sexual Harassment, Politics News

Liability depended on a variety of factors, including the laws of the country where the crime took place and the possible existence of an agreement between U.S. military officials and the government of the host country.

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