Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

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"This paper addresses sexual harassment of women in employment. Within this context, discussion focuses on difficulties of legal definition, incidence, motivation (power-seeking vs. sexual attraction), women's attitudes, and managerial ignorance of women's rights on the job. The paper is divided into two sections: sexual harassment and employer liability and responsibility.

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination as defined by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,1 and the usual remedies apply--back pay, reinstatement or front-pay injunctive relief, and attorney's fees. Many, early court decisions tended to treat sexual advances on the job as harmless personal matters outside the scope of sex discrimination statutes. These early decisions were reversed on appeal as the courts gradually turned ... "

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