sexual harassment in the workplace
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Dallas Mavericks Investigating Sexual-Misconduct Allegations After Bombshell Report
The Dallas Mavericks have launched an independent investigation after a report by Sports Illustrated on Tuesday alleged that the NBA franchise maintained a “corrosive workplace culture” where women were routinely sexually harassed by male co-workers. The SI report focuses primarily on the conduct of former team President and CEO Terdema Ussery, who reportedly had a…
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Survey Finds Men of Color Are More Likely to Say Sexual Assault Is a ‘Serious Problem’ Than White Women … for Real
A new Washington Post-ABC poll surveying Americans’ attitudes toward sexual harassment found that women of color were more likely than other groups to say that sexual harassment in the workplace was a “serious problem.” Among those surveyed, 86 percent of nonwhite women said that workplace sexual harassment was a serious problem. That was considerably more…
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#MeToo: When Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Leaves You Feeling Powerless
In December 1997, three months after turning 20 years old, I graduated from college. In an effort to make some money before I left for grad school the following summer, and because nobody lives in my mother’s house for free, I got a job. Using my fabulous brand-new biology degree, I became a security specialist…
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Joe Biden Needs to Offer Anita Hill a Better Apology
Given the severe identity crisis engulfing the Democratic Party, it makes sense that a Joe Biden 2020 run seems plausible. The party’s stubborn refusal to let go of white, working-class voters who voted for Donald Trump strengthens Biden’s candidacy for some party elites who can’t see that its future rests in the hands of women,…