sexual harassment

LA Students Must Sign No Dirty Dancing Contracts

Gabriel Dorman — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:13:02 -0500

If you are a high school student in Los Angeles, you can still get your boogie on at school but you first have to sign a No Dirty Dancing contract. In an effort to stop the growing trend of sexually explicit dancing and shield the school from potential sexual harassment lawsuits, some Los Angeles area high schools are asking students to sign No Dirty Dancing contracts before cutting a rug at school sponsored dances.

Ex-ABC Employee Chelsea Stone Sues Lost's Henry Ian Cusick

Michael Santo — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:19:13 -0500

We have said before that celebrities and sports stars seem to have a sense of entitlement and untouchability, and this might be another such case. "Lost" star Henry Ian Cusick has been accused of sexual harassment by a former ABC employee, Chelsea Stone.

Women experience more sexual harassment in work groups with male

harminka — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:41:28 -0600

Despite common assumptions, new research suggests that women are not more likely to be sexually harassed when they are the minority or majority in a work group.

Sexual harassment 10 times more in casual, contract jobs

harminka — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:14:18 -0500

Women employed in casual and contract jobs are up to ten times more likely to experience unwanted sexual advances than those in permanent full time positions, a University of Melbourne study has found.

Teenage girls still experience harassment

harminka — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:46:16 -0500

Girls and women have made dramatic strides toward gender equality in the United States. Role models and opportunities for girls in science, technology, and sports exist today that were not available 50 years ago. Despite these advances, results from a new study show that teenage girls from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds continue to experience sexism.

Culture affects how teen girls see harassment

harminka — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:17:14 -0500

Teenage girls of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds still experience sexism and sexual harassment – but cultural factors may control whether they perceive sexism as an environmental problem or as evidence of their own shortcomings.

Both boys and girls negatively affected by sexual harassment

harminka — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:53:42 -0500

A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly explored the outcomes of sexual harassment on both boys and girls. While girls were harassed more frequently, boys were indirectly yet negatively affected through a school climate that tolerates the harassment of girls.

Weather Channel's Hillary Andrews Wins Bob Stokes Harassment Case

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:52:17 -0500

Hillary Andrews, 38, ex-anchorwoman on The Weather Channel, has won a sexual harassment case against former co-anchor Bob Stokes.

Sexual harassment at school, more harmful than bullying

harminka — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:04:13 -0500

Schools’ current focus on bullying prevention may be masking the serious and underestimated health consequences of sexual harassment, according to James Gruber from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Susan Fineran from the University of Southern Maine in the US.

Nanny Jessica Gibson Sues Rob Lowe For Harassment

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:41:07 -0500

Jessica Gibson, the nanny of Rob Lowe and wife Sheryl Berkoff, accused Lowe of sexual harassment on NBC's Today Show on Tuesday morning. While Gibson and two other former employees demand money from Lowe, he’s countered with a suit that says he’s the victim of an extortion plot and that the three employees have engaged in a variety of misdeeds, including sex on his bed while he and his wife were gone.

Bullying more harmful than sexual harassment on job

harminka — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:42:29 -0600

Workplace bullying, such as belittling comments, persistent criticism of work and withholding resources, appears to inflict more harm on employees than sexual harassment, say researchers who presented their findings at a conference today.

Sen. Larry Craig (R) Arrested for Lewd Conduct

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:00:02 -0500

Roll Call today broke a story that Senator Larry Craig, a veteran republican senator from Idaho was arrested in in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public restroom.