Lilia M. Cortina

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  • University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies, and Management & Organizations, University of Michigan
Workplace harassment often continues not because it goes unnoticed, but because speaking up feels risky. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Why workplace harassment persists despite policies — and what leaders can do

Sandy Hershcovis, University of Calgary; Ivana Vranjes, Tilburg University; Lilia M. Cortina, University of Michigan, and Zhanna Lyubykh, Simon Fraser University

Employees often recognize workplace harassment but choose not to report it. New research explores the social dynamics behind that silence and what can change it.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen here in July 2021, announced on Aug. 10, 2021, that he would resign amid a sexual harassment scandal. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Complicity and silence around sexual harassment are common – Cuomo and his protectors were a textbook example

Sandy Hershcovis, University of Calgary; Ivana Vranjes, Tilburg University; Jennifer L. Berdahl, University of British Columbia, and Lilia M. Cortina, University of Michigan

Four scholars who study the role witnesses play in helping and protecting harassers say the role played by many in Cuomo’s office fit a pattern of silence, complicity and intimidation.
Physician Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for the sexual assault of girls on the USA Gymnastics team. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

What’s the difference between sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape?

Sarah L. Cook, Georgia State University; Lilia M. Cortina, University of Michigan, and Mary P. Koss, University of Arizona

These terms are often used interchangeably by the public, and though the concepts are overlapping, there are important distinctions.

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