Workplace sexual harassment at the margins
McDonald, Paula ; Charlesworth, Sara
2016
30
1
February
118-134
bullying at work ; equal rights ; management ; sexual harassment ; gender equality
Human rights
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0950017014564615
English
Bibliogr.
"Men are overwhelmingly responsible for sexual harassment against women in the workplace. However, the literature also points to less typical manifestations, including sexual harassment by men of other men and by women of men or other women. This article examines these atypical forms of sexual harassment, drawing on a census of all formal sexual harassment complaints lodged with Australian equal opportunity commissions over a six-month period. The analysis reveals some important distinctions and similarities across groups of atypical complaints, as well as between atypical groups and ‘classic' sexual harassment complaints where men harass women. The article contributes to the relatively undeveloped literature on these less visible forms of sexual harassment and highlights both theoretical and pragmatic challenges in better understanding workplace sexual harassment ‘at the margins'."
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