Health
30 percent of female physicians report sexual harassment
In a survey of high-achieving physician-scientists, nearly a third of women reported experiencing sexual harassment.
May 17, 2016
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News tagged with gender harassment
Psychology & Psychiatry
Covert and overt forms of sexism are equally damaging to working women
Frequent sexist wisecracks, comments and office cultures where women are ignored are just as damaging to women as single instances of sexual coercion and unwanted sexual attention, according to a new study out today in The ...
Aug 27, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do degrading TV portrayals of women cause gender harassment?
A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly considers whether objectifying women in television and harassment are causally linked. Researchers Silvia Galdi, Anne Maass, and Mara Cadinu designed two experimental studies that ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How sexual power can be disempowering
Gender roles and norms play a key role in sexual behavior between men and women. It is often assumed that men should dominate women sexually. This assumption may lead to loss of both power and the ability to control sexual ...
Oct 1, 2012
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