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Sexual harassment is a human rights violation, yet too often it is framed as an interpersonal issue. (Shutterstock)

October 26, 2023

How organizations can address toxic workplace cultures to tackle sexual harassment

Angela Workman-Stark, Athabasca University; Jennifer L. Berdahl, University of British Columbia, and Lilia M. Cortina, University of Michigan

To develop meaningful solutions, sexual harassment needs to be seen as an organizational issue and not just an interpersonal one.

Rethinking what we mean by police sustainability, how we measure it and how we hold the police accountable for outcomes, may create the opening for a more viable path to reform. (Shutterstock)

December 9, 2021

Rethinking police reform: From defunding to promoting sustainability

Angela Workman-Stark, Athabasca University

The continued reliance on outdated indicators of police performance reinforce conventional ideas of police sustainability rather than align with the concerns of “defund the police” advocates.

Police in riot gear line up against protesters during clashes in Kenosha, Wis., in August 2020 following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, two days earlier. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

April 21, 2021

Defund the police? Instead, end toxic masculinity and ‘warrior cops’

Angela Workman-Stark, Athabasca University

We need to clarify the role of the police, to promote a more justice-oriented style of police leadership and to put in place long-term mechanisms of accountability to support and sustain change.

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