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Members of an Australian college have provoked outrage after they launched a "pro-rape" group on website Facebook

Australian students 'pro-rape' Facebook scandal

Technology / Internet

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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.


Women experience more sexual harassment in work groups with male, female balance

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


Factors that influence whether people define unwelcome sexual joking in the workplace as harassment

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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.


Perceptions of similar language may prevent understanding of sexual harassment policies

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Female supervisors more susceptible to workplace sexual harassment

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.


Sexual harassment 10 times more likely in casual and contract jobs

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.


Employees who are sexually harassed experience less job satisfaction and lower job performance

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

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 ...


Sexual harassment from males prevents female bonding, says study

Sexual harassment from males prevents female bonding, says study

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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 ...