GE CLST M72B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Damages, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Punitive Damages
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It depends on when and where you live. Leads to mixing between professional and marital aspirations. Sexual availability becomes part of the job. Men making advances is perceived as normal and a sign of value for the women. Demoralizing effect that discourages women from asserting themselves within the workplace. Leads women to quit jobs, lose seniority, prevent upward mobility and promotes vertical segregation. Among men, it reinforces stereotypes of women as sex symbols. Nearly half of all women have been sexually harassed at work- a continuing problem. Conception of sexual harassment varies between america and france- shows the process in which a concept becomes socialized. Both france and america had different understandings about what sexual harassment entailed. Mission of advancing universal concepts of justice and rights. Surveys show that sexual harassment is a workplace problem in both countries. Similar enough for the comparison to make sense, both had revolutions.