Sexual Harassment

by Eisaguirre, Lynne

• ISBN13: 9780874369717
• ISBN10: 0874369711
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

This work addresses the ongoing focus on sexual harassment in the United States, an issue that remains at the forefront of contemporary American society.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii	(2)
How To Read Case and Statute Citations	xv
1 Introduction	1	(24)
The Current Controversy	1	(1)
The Continuing Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill Controversy	2	(1)
The Controversy for Women: Speak Out or Remain Silent?	3	(2)
Courtroom Controversies	5	(1)
New Schoolroom and College Controversies	6	(4)
The Military Controversy	10	(1)
The Government Agency Controversy	11	(1)
The Corporate Controversy	12	(1)
The Frontiers of the Controversy	13	(1)
The Background of the Controversy over Sexual Harassment	14	(8)
The Feminist Perspective	19	(1)
The Legal Perspective	20	(1)
The Management Perspective	21	(1)
The Male Response	22	(1)
References	22	(3)
2 Chronology	25	(20)
Pre-Twentieth Century	25	(1)
Early Twentieth Century	26	(1)
Mid- to Late Twentieth Century	26	(16)
References	42	(3)
3 Biographical Sketches	45	(36)
Stephen F. Anderson	46	(1)
Stephen A. Bokat	46	(2)
Catherine A. Broderick	48	(1)
Lloyd R. Cohen	48	(1)
Frances Krauskopf Conley	49	(1)
Paula Anne Coughlin	50	(2)
Peggy Crull	52	(1)
Warren Farrell	53	(1)
Barbara Gutek	54	(1)
Anita Faye Hill	54	(2)
Brenda Hoster	56	(1)
Paula Corbin Jones	57	(1)
Freada Klein	58	(1)
Judith Ellen Kurtz	59	(1)
John Leo	60	(1)
Judith L. Lichtman	61	(1)
Katy Lyle	62	(1)
Mary Jo McGrath	63	(1)
Catharine A. MacKinnon	64	(1)
Eleanor Holmes Norton	65	(1)
Robert Packwood	66	(1)
Michele A. Paludi	67	(1)
Mary P. Rowe	68	(1)
Karen Lee Sauvigne	69	(1)
Phyllis Schlafly	69	(1)
Patricia S. Schroeder	70	(2)
Joseph M. Sellers	72	(1)
Anne E. Simon	73	(1)
Arlen Specter	73	(2)
Nan D. Stein	75	(1)
Nadine Taub	76	(1)
Clarence Thomas	77	(1)
Karen (K. C.) Wagner	78	(1)
Susan L. Webb	78	(1)
References	79	(2)
4 Facts and Statistics	81	(90)
Overview of the Laws on Sexual Harassment in Employment	81	(46)
The Civil Rights Act and the EEOC	82	(9)
A Special Note on the Sexual Harassment Law in Schools and Colleges	91	(2)
State Fair Employment Practices Statutes	93	(23)
Common Law Torts	116	(2)
Summary of Significant Legal Cases	118	(7)
Future Trends in Sexual Harassment Law	125	(2)
Sexual Harassment Statistics	127	(1)
EEOC Statistics	127	(1)
Surveys on the Incidence of Sexual Harassment	127	(15)
The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Study	128	(3)
The Gutek/L.A. Study	131	(1)
The Harvard Business Review/Redbook Study	132	(2)
The Defense Department Study	134	(5)
Miscellaneous Additional Studies of the Incidence of Sexual Harassment	139	(3)
The Incidence of Sexual Harassment among Particular Groups and Professions	142	(8)
The Military	142	(1)
Blue-Collar Workers	143	(1)
Professional Workers	144	(2)
Younger Women Workers	146	(1)
Women of Color	146	(1)
In Schools and Colleges	146	(4)
Psychological and Physical Effects of Harassment	150	(4)
Characteristics of the Harasser	154	(3)
How Victims Respond	157	(1)
Do Women Invite Harassment?	158	(3)
Differences in Men's and Women's Perceptions of Harassment	161	(1)
The Costs of Harassment to Employers	162	(1)
Employers' Response to Harassment	163	(1)
Impact of Hill/Thomas on Harassment	164	(1)
References	165	(6)
5 Directory of Organizations	171	(28)
6 Selected Print Resources	199	(46)
Anthologies	200	(5)
Bibliographies	205	(2)
Books, Monographs, and Selected Articles	207	(35)
Sexual Harassment	207	(27)
Related Gender Issues	234	(6)
Related Legal Issues	240	(2)
Loose-leaf Services	242	(1)
Periodicals	243	(2)
7 Selected Nonprint Resources	245	(24)
Films and Videocassettes	245	(20)
Internet Resources	265	(4)
Glossary	269	(4)
Index	273	(11)
About the Author	284