Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the topic and connected issues. In addition to discussing the background and history of sexual harassment, it analyzes related problems and controversies and gives possible solutions. It also provides additional perspectives on sexual harassment by contributors and sketches of people and organizations, as well as documents, resources, and a timeline.
This volume covers workplace harassment; street harassment; harassment in schools, the military, and prisons; and cyber harassment. The format gives readers a well-balanced perspective on this timely topic with multiple viewpoints showcased in essays by contributors who have experienced sexual harassment, adding depth and relevance. The volume discusses the history of sexual harassment and brings the topic to the present day, and additionally covers recent events and people who have been in the news while putting them in context. Readers can see how laws and awareness of sexual harassment have changed. Additional resources are provided to guide those who wish to further investigate the topic.
Author(s): Merril D. Smith
Series: Contemporary World Issues
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 360
City: Santa Barbara
Cover
Title page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Background and History
Introduction
What Is Sexual Harassment
History
Court Cases
Prevalence
Online Harassment
Who Harasses
Why Don’t Victims Report It
False Reporting and Backlash
Conclusion
References
2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions
Introduction
The Issue of Belief
Consent and Affirmative Consent
“Passing the Trash” and Other Challenges
Objectification of Women and Misogyny
Involuntary Celibacy (Incels)
Myths
Changing Social Norms
Ineffective Responses
Solutions to Workplace Harassment
Compliance Training
Bystander Training
Civility Training
Accountability
Beyond “Boys Will Be Boys,”
Culture Changes and Solutions,
Cultural Changes, Limits, and Backlash,
Court Cases
Laws and Prosecution
Street Harassment: Laws and Solutions
Schools and the Military: Changing Laws
It’s on Us,
Silence Breakers
Conclusion,
References,
3. Perspectives
Defining Sexual Harassment—for Myself
Those Jeans Have Been Banned in California
You’ll Question Yourself
Proposition
Expecting It All
Catcalling Rejection Hotline
“Be All That You Can Be,”
Sexual Harassment on Cruise Ships
Suggestions for Working with Clients Who Have Experienced Sexual Harassment
Middle-School Madness
The Open Secret
4. Profiles
Introduction
Activists
Tarana Burke
Anita Hill
Katie Hnida
Dolores Huerta
Catharine A. MacKinnon
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Phyllis Schlafly
Terranea Resort Workers
Time’s Up and Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund
Crystal Washington, Dana Lewis, and the Female Employees of the Plaza Hotel
The Women Who Spoke out against Harvey Weinstein
Working Women United
Court Cases
Alexander v. Yale (1977, Affirmed 1980)
Harris v. Forklift Systems (1993)
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. (1998)
Vance v. Ball State University (2013)
Places and Events
CBS Corporation
Fox News
Gamergate
McDonald’s
Michigan State University
Tailhook
References
5. Data and Documents
Introduction
Data
Sexual Harassment Is a Significant Problem
Men Face Sexual Harassment Too
Figure 5.1 Percentage of Women and Men Who Have Experienced Street Harassment in a Public Space (2019)
Sexual Harassment in the Military
Table 5.1 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Reports by Men (2010–2018)
Figure 5.2 Percentage of Women and Men Who Have Experienced Types of Sexual Harassment and Assault (2019)
Figure 5.3 Total Formal Sexual Harassment Complaints Received by the Department of Defense in FY 2018
Table 5.2 Characteristics of Formal Complainants by the Department of Defense in FY 2018
Table 5.3 Experiences of Active Duty Service Members and Veterans
Documents
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title IX (1972)
Dear Colleague Letter (April 4, 2011)
Statement of Hon. Martha McSally, U.S. Senator from Arizona (2019)
Anita Hill’s Testimony, Supreme Court Nomination Hearings for Clarence Thomas, Part 4 (October 11, 1991)
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. (1998)
Senate Hearing for the Cruise Passenger Protection Act (2014)
Changing the Culture of Science to End Sexual Harassment (September 17, 2018)
Federal Me Too Briefing (2019)
6. Resources
Books
Journal and Magazine Articles
Reports
Movies and TV Shows
Documentaries
Organizations, Campaigns, and Hotlines
7. Chronology
Glossary
Index
About the Author
