Sexual Harassment And Violence Against Women

Author : Charles V. Dale
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : 1590337476

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Sexual Harassment and Violence Against Women by Charles V. Dale Pdf

Gender-based discrimination, harassment, and violence against women in the home, workplace, and society at large generally have assumed new legal and political significance as a consequence of recent high profile proceedings involving alleged misdeeds by elected government officials, members of the military, public school teachers and students, and the private corporate sector. This book reviews the judicial evolution of sexual harassment law, including a discussion of four recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that dealt with the issue of same-sex harassment and determined the liability of employers and school district for harassment by supervisory employees and acts directed against public school students.

Author : Mona Lena Krook
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190088491

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Violence against Women in Politics by Mona Lena Krook Pdf

Women have made significant inroads into political life in recent years, but in many parts of the world, their increased engagement has spurred attacks, intimidation, and harassment. This book provides the first comprehensive account of this phenomenon, exploring how women came to give these experiences a name: violence against women in politics. Tracing its global emergence as a concept, Mona Lena Krook draws on insights from multiple disciplines--political science, sociology, history, gender studies, economics, linguistics, psychology, and forensic science--to develop a more robust version of this concept to support ongoing activism and inform future scholarly work. Krook argues that violence against women in politics is not simply a gendered extension of existing definitions of political violence privileging physical aggressions against rivals. Rather, it is a distinct phenomenon involving a broad range of harms to attack and undermine women as political actors, taking physical, psychological, sexual, economic, and semiotic forms. Incorporating a wide range of country examples, she illustrates what this violence looks like in practice, catalogues emerging solutions around the world, and considers how to document this phenomenon more effectively. Highlighting its implications for democracy, human rights, and gender equality, the book asserts that addressing this issue requires ongoing dialogue and collaboration to ensure women's equal rights to participate--freely and safely--in political life around the globe.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Research on Violence Against Women
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1996-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309175838

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Understanding Violence Against Women by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Research on Violence Against Women Pdf

Violence against women is one factor in the growing wave of alarm about violence in American society. High-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial call attention to the thousands of lesser-known but no less tragic situations in which women's lives are shattered by beatings or sexual assault. The search for solutions has highlighted not only what we know about violence against women but also what we do not know. How can we achieve the best understanding of this problem and its complex ramifications? What research efforts will yield the greatest benefit? What are the questions that must be answered? Understanding Violence Against Women presents a comprehensive overview of current knowledge and identifies four areas with the greatest potential return from a research investment by increasing the understanding of and responding to domestic violence and rape: What interventions are designed to do, whom they are reaching, and how to reach the many victims who do not seek help. Factors that put people at risk of violence and that precipitate violence, including characteristics of offenders. The scope of domestic violence and sexual assault in America and its conequences to individuals, families, and society, including costs. How to structure the study of violence against women to yield more useful knowledge. Despite the news coverage and talk shows, the real fundamental nature of violence against women remains unexplored and often misunderstood. Understanding Violence Against Women provides direction for increasing knowledge that can help ameliorate this national problem.

Author : Stanley G. French,Wanda Teays,Laura M. Purdy
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781501724213

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Violence against Women by Stanley G. French,Wanda Teays,Laura M. Purdy Pdf

This is the first anthology to take a theoretical look at violence against women. Each essay shows how philosophy provides a powerful tool for examining a difficult and deep-rooted social problem. Stanley G. French, Wanda Teays, and Laura M. Purdy, all philosophers, present a familiar phenomenon in a new and striking fashion.The editors employ a two-tiered approach to this vital issue. Contributors consider both interpersonal violence, such as rape and battering; and also systemic violence, such as sexual harassment, pornography, prostitution, and violence in a medical context. The editors have further broadened the discussion to include such cross-cultural issues as rape in war, dowry deaths, female genital mutilation, and international policies on violence against women. Against this wide range of topics, which integrate personal perspectives with the philosophical, the contributors offer powerful analyses of the causes and effects of violence against women, as well as potential policies for effecting change.

Author : Anita Riecher-Rössler,Claudia García-Moreno
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783805599887

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Violence Against Women and Mental Health by Anita Riecher-Rössler,Claudia García-Moreno Pdf

Too prevalent to ignore : violence against women, its prevalence, and health consequences / García-Moreno, C., Stockl, H. -- Gender-based violence in the Middle-East : a review / Madi Skaff, J. -- Violence against women in Latin America / Gaviria A., S.L. -- Violence against women in south Asia / Niaz, U. -- Violence against women in Europe : magnitude and the mental health consequences described by different data sources / Helweg-Larsen, K. -- Intimate partner violence as a risk factor for mental health in South Africa / Jewkes, R. -- Intimate partner violence and mental health / Oram, S., Howard, L.M. -- Sexual assault and women's mental health / Martin, S.L., Parcesepe, A.M. -- Child sexual abuse of girls / MacMillan, H.L., Wathen, C.N. -- Sexual violence and armed conflict : a systematic review of psychosocial support interventions / Stavrou, V. -- Abuse and trafficking among female migrants and refugees / Kastrup, M. -- Abuse in doctor-patient relationships / Tschan, W. -- Workplace harassment based on sex : a risk factor for women's mental health / Cortina, L.M., Leskinen, E.A. -- Violence against women and suicidality : does violence cause suicidal behaviour? / Devries, K.M., Seguin, M. -- Violence against women suffering from severe psychiatric illness / Rondon, M.B. -- Violence against women and mental health : conclusions / García-Moreno, C., Riecher-Rössler, A.

Author : David Frazee,Ann M. Noel,Andrea Brenneke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Rape
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062166397

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Violence Against Women by David Frazee,Ann M. Noel,Andrea Brenneke Pdf

Author : Charles V. Dale
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 1594547858

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Sexual Harassment and Violence Against Women by Charles V. Dale Pdf

Introduction -- Federal Equal Employment Opportunity law -- Quid pro quo harassment -- Same-sex harassment -- Remedies -- Liability of employers and supervisors for monetary damages -- Vicarious employer liability: the Ellerth/Faragher affirmative defense -- Sexual harassment in the schools -- Violence Against Women Act -- United States v. Lanier.

Author : Holly Johnson,Bonnie S. Fisher,Veronique Jaquier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135006037

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Critical Issues on Violence Against Women by Holly Johnson,Bonnie S. Fisher,Veronique Jaquier Pdf

Violence against women is a global problem and despite a wealth of knowledge and inspiring action around the globe, it continues unabated. Bringing together the very best in international scholarship with a rich variety of pedagogical features, this innovative new textbook on violence against women is specifically designed to provoke debate, interrogate assumptions and encourage critical thinking about this global issue. This book presents a range of critical reflections on the strengths and limitations of responses to violent crimes against women and how they have evolved to date. Each section is introduced with an overview of a particular topic by an expert in the field, followed by thoughtful reflections by researchers, practitioners, or advocates that incorporate new research findings, a new initiative, or innovative ideas for reform. Themes covered include: advances in measurement of violence against women, justice system responses to intimate partner violence and sexual assault, victim crisis and advocacy, behaviour change programs for abusers, and prevention of violence against women. Each section is supplemented with learning objectives, critical thinking questions and lists of further reading and resources to encourage discussion and to help students to appreciate the contested nature of policy. The innovative structure will bring debate alive in the classroom or seminar and makes the book perfect reading for courses on violence against women, gender and crime, victimology, and crime prevention.

Author : R. Emerson Dobash,Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780761911876

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Rethinking Violence Against Women by R. Emerson Dobash,Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Pdf

Based on a series of international workshops sponsored by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundations, this cutting-edge volume advances theories, methodologies, and policy analyses relating to various forms of violence against women. Under the skillful editorship of Rebecca Emerson and Russell P. Dobash, Rethinking Violence Against Women is the joint effort of recognized anthropologists, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, and historians in the field. Divided in three parts, this text takes a comprehensive examination of the following topics: +

Author : David L Richards,Jillienne Haglund
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317249603

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Violence Against Women and the Law by David L Richards,Jillienne Haglund Pdf

This book examines the strength of laws addressing four types of violence against women--rape, marital rape, domestic violence, and sexual harassment--in 196 countries from 2007 to 2010. It analyzes why these laws exist in some places and not others, and why they are stronger or weaker in places where they do exist. The authors have compiled original data that allow them to test various hypotheses related to whether international law drives the enactment of domestic legal protections. They also examine the ways in which these legal protections are related to economic, political, and social institutions, and how transnational society affects the presence and strength of these laws. The original data produced for this book make a major contribution to comparisons and analyses of gender violence and law worldwide.

Author : Hague, Gill,Kelly, Liz,Audrey Mullender
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781861342782

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Challenging Violence Against Women by Hague, Gill,Kelly, Liz,Audrey Mullender Pdf

There is widespread recognition among policy makers, professionals and activists in Britain that Canadian work on violence against women has been in the vanguard. This report brings together 'state-of-the-art' accounts of Canadian approaches to violence against women and discusses them in the context of current UK policy.

Author : Sherri Mabry Gordon
Publisher : Referencepoint Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Women
ISBN : 1682825450

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Violence Against Women by Sherri Mabry Gordon Pdf

Women generally face sexual harassment, sexual abuse, or domestic abuse at higher rates than men. Violence against Women explores the history behind these issues, the effects of these issues on women and society, and ongoing efforts to stop sexual harassment and domestic violence.

Author : James Gruber,Phoebe Morgan
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1555536387

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In the Company of Men by James Gruber,Phoebe Morgan Pdf

Despite over twenty years of discussion and study, sexual harassment remains a significant problem in the workplace. Current research focusing on organizational policy and women's career development often ignores the reality of male dominance, prevalent in areas such as the military, the police, and firefighting-occupations that see not only more frequent but also more severe harassment, even sexual assault. Meanwhile, new evidence points to the fact that men are largely responsible not only for the harassment of women but for most harassment of other men as well. This landmark collection of original essays investigates the links between male dominance and sexual harassment in light of new research and more complex understandings of masculinity. Treated not merely as a matter of worker sex ratios but as an inherent element of workplace culture, male dominance is observed from a variety of quantitative and qualitative approaches ranging from criminology and sociology to psychology and gender studies. Integrating both men's and women's viewpoints, research across occupational groups, and studies from both the United States and Europe, the chapters provide an invaluable international perspective into two inextricably intertwined problems rooted in cultural constructions of gender and institutional roles and processes.

Author : Elizabeth A. Sheehy
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780776619774

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Sexual Assault in Canada by Elizabeth A. Sheehy Pdf

Sexual Assault in Canada is the first English-language book in almost two decades to assess the state of sexual assault law and legal practice in Canada. Gathering together feminist scholars, lawyers, activists and policy-makers, it presents a picture of the difficult issues that Canadian women face when reporting and prosecuting sexual violence. The volume addresses many themes including the systematic undermining of women who have been sexually assaulted, the experiences of marginalized women, and the role of women’s activism. It explores sexual assault in various contexts, including professional sports, the doctor–patient relationship, and residential schools. And it highlights the influence of certain players in the reporting and litigation of sexual violence, including health care providers, social workers, police, lawyers and judges. Sexual Assault in Canada provides both a multi-faceted assessment of the progress of feminist reforms to Canadian sexual assault law and practice, and articulates a myriad of new ideas, proposed changes to law, and inspired activist strategies. This book was created to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Jane Doe’s remarkable legal victory against the Toronto police for sex discrimination in the policing of rape and for negligence in failing to warn her of a serial rapist. The case made legal history and motivated a new generation of feminist activists. This book honours her pioneering work by reflecting on how law, legal practice and activism have evolved over the past decade and where feminist research and reform should lead in the years to come.

Author : Holly Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : IND:30000056868510

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Dangerous Domains by Holly Johnson Pdf