When you think of medical professions and scientists, you probably don’t think of fields in which sexual harassment might be running rampant. Sadly, people in those fields do have to…
A study from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission notes that sexual harassment training that has become traditional in many workplaces during the past few decades isn’t as effective as…
Harassment at a place of work is nothing to joke about. As an employee, you have a right to work at a site that is free from insults, intimidation, and…
What do employment arbitration agreements have to do with sexual harassment? Typically, an arbitration clause is an agreement to not pursue any legal action against your employer in court. Instead,…
Most people realize that actions like grabbing someone’s genitals, fondling someone’s breast or forcing a kiss on someone’s lips are inherently sexual. But does a physical advance on someone have…
Scientists — especially women scientists — hope that 2017 is the year that things change so that sexual harassment and gender bias among scientists starts to become a relic of…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is being held accountable by members of the U.S. Congress over years of sexual harassment complaints. One of the central parts of the congressional investigation…
If you feel you are being harassed sexually in the workplace, then one of the first things you might consider doing is reporting the behavior to the appropriate supervisor or…
Sexual harassment scenarios can be divided into two broad categories, one of them being quid pro quo harassment. This is often the easiest to identify as a victim, but it’s…
Yes, there’s a difference between quid pro quo sexual harassment and someone mooning over you in the workplace. The first is illegal and you have a lot of legal protection…