Gender-based or sexual discrimination can happen to anybody, male or female – but what if you’re nonbinary? When you don’t fit neatly into anybody’s preconceived binary notions of gender, the potential for workplace discrimination and gender-based harassment may be...
Sexual harassment occurs in workplaces. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and any verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute this type of harassment. ...
Workers who are trying to fight back against sexual harassment typically need documentation proving what they have experienced. Otherwise, it will simply be their word against someone else's, which is unlikely to convince regulatory agencies or the courts that...
Experiencing sexual harassment at work is more traumatic than most people think. Victims usually suffer significant psychological effects like depression, anxiety, headaches, sexual dysfunction, sleep problems and lowered self-esteem. When you hear someone making a...
When people think of sexual harassment in the workplace, the stereotypical image is the lecherous boss chasing a secretary around the desk – or women in male-dominated industries being subjected to hazing by their male co-workers. It might surprise you to learn, then,...
People sometimes buy into certain stereotypes about sexual harassment. One of them is that gender plays a major role and that sexual harassment always works the same way. For example, it is a common trope to assume that a boss may harass his secretary when a boss is a...
Sadly, many workers in New York still suffer sexual harassment in the workplace. Often, this is blatant. For instance, a co-worker or supervisor may touch a worker inappropriately or make rude comments on a repeated basis. However, sexual harassment comes in numerous...
In 2018, former governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law requiring mandatory annual sexual harassment training for New York public employees. However, a recent report indicates that thousands of subway and other public rail workers failed to complete the required training...
New mothers in New York have to make a lot of difficult decisions. Will they take extended maternity leave or go back to work as soon as possible? Choosing a source of nutrition for their baby can also be a tough decision. There is some evidence that indicates...
Imagine working hard to get that promotion at your job only to find it actually hinges on some rather unpleasant conditions: Your supervisor wants sexual favors to affect the promotion. In such a case, you could be a victim of quid pro quo sexual harassment, a...
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