Harassment

Sexting? Cyberbullying? MTV Thinks There's A Thin Line

Tina Wells | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living


Tina Wells

I was pleased to hear that MTV is taking the lead on bringing cyberbullying to their wide audience of young people. Their multi-year initiative, "A Thin Line," is intended to empower youth to stop the spread of digital abuse.

No Boys Allowed: Pink Taxi Cabs Exclusively For Women

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact


Women in Puebla, Mexico who are tired of being gawked and leered at by cab drivers have a new option - female-only taxis. Pink Taxi is a government-...

From the G20 Talks: Pittsburgh Police Harassing Non-Violent Citizen Groups

Dave Cooper | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


Dave Cooper

This week Pittsburgh is trying to put on its best face for the International Coal Conference and the G20 Summit of world leaders. Yet Pittsburgh has shown itself to be an example of police harassment.

Three Laws to Protect Americans from Sexual Discrimination

Steve Hildebrand | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


Steve Hildebrand

The children and workers in this country need Obama to protect them on the playground and in the workplace.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Betting Against the American Middle Class

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business


Leo W. Gerard

Unionization is how the middle class re-emerges. America could do without a few filthy-rich boys lolling on yachts in the Mediterranean.

Workplace Bullying: Are Women Their Own Worst Enemies?

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business


Abby L. Ferber

Assumptions about gender end up distorting the reality of bullying in the workplace, all too often suggesting that women themselves are undermining feminism's goal of advancement for women.

Getting to the Roots of Hate Crime

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


Abby L. Ferber

If we are serious about protecting people from violence and crime simply because of their group identities, we must also take seriously their right to equality in the home, workplace, and school.

Teen Sexual Harassment at Work -- An Underreported Scandal

Maria Hinojosa | Posted 03.20.2009 | Media


Maria Hinojosa

The response to my latest NOW on PBS report -- about sexual harassment of teenage girls in the workplace, airing this Friday -- has been like no other.