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Sexual Harassment
Mexican Auto Workers Fired for Protesting Sexual Harassment
Twenty Mexican auto workers were fired for defending a co-worker from a harassing supervisor at the new Mazda assembly plant in Salamanca.
House Oversight Committee Expresses “No Confidence” in DEA Administrator Leonhart
The unprecedented move by a group of over twenty bipartisan lawmakers comes a day after her shambolic performance in Congress during a hearing focused on DEA agents.
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“The Hunting Ground”: Film Exposes How Colleges Cover Up Sexual Assault and Fail to Protect Students
We look at a groundbreaking new documentary about sexual assault on college campuses across the country.
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Your Server Isn’t on the Menu
For women who make their living off tips, sexual harassment is a constant workplace peril.
Stop Telling Women to Smile
Brooklyn-based painter and illustrator Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is taking it upon herself to stop street harassment by creating a series of posters pasted in public places.
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Sexual Assault is Men’s Problem
Plainly, target hardening strategies alone are not the answer, particularly when they focus solely on would-be victims and ignore would-be perpetrators.
The Connecting Threads
With this strip, our Fashion Year culminates a year-long comics journalism investigation into connections between the garment trade and the sex trade.
If a Senator Can’t Report Sexual Harassment Without Backlash, Who Can?
Women, even those in power, have to walk a tricky tightrope of not wanting to seem too “sensitive” while at the same time standing up for themselves in the …
New Study Reports Sexual Harassment, Assault May Be Dissuading Women From Careers in Science
In a new study of scientific researchers, 64 percent of participants surveyed said they were sexually harassed or assaulted while doing fieldwork.
What Working Women Want
The persistent gender wage gap affects earners at all levels, high to low, from the boardroom on down. What's to be done?