http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University provoked outrage Tuesday after it was revealed they had set up a "pro-rape" group on social networking site Facebook. http://www.physorg.com/news177056206.html Technology Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:10:02 EST news177056206 Women who hold supervisory positions are more likely to be sexually harassed at work, according to the first-ever, large-scale longitudinal study to examine workplace power, gender and sexual harassment. http://www.physorg.com/news168966968.html Other Sciences Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:50:01 EST news168966968 (PhysOrg.com) -- The extent to which sexual harassment from males can damage relationships between females is revealed in a new study. Led by the Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour at the University of Exeter and published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the research uncovers the effect of sexual harassment on the ability of female fish to form social bonds with each other. http://www.physorg.com/news159637417.html Biology Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:44:30 EST news159637417 Although the Society for Human Resource Management reports that 97 percent of U.S. companies have a written sexual harassment policy, a recent University of Missouri study indicates that those policies might not be effective in preventing workplace harassment. Researchers in the MU College of Arts and Science examined the way individuals define and explain their understanding of flirting and sexual harassment in an organizational setting. The researchers found that individuals' perceptions and their understanding are not always a perfect match. http://www.physorg.com/news156706040.html Other Sciences Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:27:51 EST news156706040 A new study in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly examined the effects of workplace sexual harassment and found that employees who were harassed report lower levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job performance. Employees also experienced higher levels of psychological distress and physical problems than those who were not harassed. http://www.physorg.com/news146407623.html Other Sciences Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:47:03 EST news146407623 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. Instead, researchers found that in most cases, women were sexually harassed at work when their work group had a similar proportion of males and females. http://www.physorg.com/news145714072.html Other Sciences Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:07:52 EST news145714072 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. http://www.physorg.com/news140266894.html Other Sciences Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:01:34 EST news140266894 A new study in Law & Social Inquiry shows that how people define sexual harassment is directly related to the extent to which they view sexual harassment rules as ambiguous and threatening to workplace norms. http://www.physorg.com/news136738475.html Other Sciences Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:54:35 EST news136738475