GWST 3510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Heterosexuality, Ingroups And Outgroups, Temporary Work

• School: York University
• Department: Gender and Women's Studies
• Course: GWST 3510
• Professor: Jan Kainer

Document Summary

Sexual harassment: interactions on the job that is sexual in nature and unwelcomed or unwanted. Gender harassment: disrespectful attitude towards one because of their gender. Studies of sexual harassment shows that it is incredibly widespread around the globe and there are higher rates of sexual harassment in the developing world. In some countries and cultures, the accepted gender dynamics mask harassment. Defining appropriate gender behaviours becomes difficult in certain cultures and contexts: this is the argument that is focused on in this lecture. Male-dominance prevails and becomes accepted in the environment. A few years ago in 2015, the ontario government produced a youtube video depicting a situation in which a woman was being harassed: a male would intervene in that scenario. Women working in banks, in the media, and domestic workers, and in non-feminine sectors are all subjected to sexual harassment. It doesn"t matter what sector or job women are in, they report sexual harassment.