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.
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In the UK, filming someone in public – even covertly – is not automatically unlawful.
More than one in six cases of sexual harassment in Australia happen at work social events. If it happens to you, or you’re a bystander – here’s what you can do.
Today, customers have more power than ever. But is that a good thing?
Research shows that rural women in the US are more likely to be killed by their current or former male partners compared to their urban and suburban counterparts.
Witnesses to workplace mistreatment respond with both schadenfreude and empathy, an analysis of 158 studies found.
Criminal law struggles to keep up with predatory uses of the technology for ‘image-based sexual abuse’. It’s time to step back and build future-proof protections.
This scholar has found that 86 per cent of replies to tweets sent to women MPs contained some form of harassment. This is a clear threat to women’s participation in politics.
A South African court judgment makes it clear that accusing someone by name is not necessarily harassment.
Science doesn’t occur in a vacuum – politics, harassment and intimidation can hamstring progress.
While more young people openly identify as LGBQ, many still face substantial challenges that can contribute to a greater prevalence of mental health concerns.
The start of the new year could be the best time to decide if your employer is doing enough to create a healthy and positive work environment.
Researchers surveyed hundreds of elected officials in three Southern California counties. They found 2 in 3 respondents had been threatened or abused – and that many worried for their safety.
As many as 39% of academics answering a Swedish survey reported experiences of threats or harassment in some form during their academic careers.
At the core of sovereign citizen beliefs is the denial of the legitimacy of the government. They do not believe they must obey any laws, nor that they can be held to account for lawbreaking.
Gender violence has captured the attention of policy makers and the public. There’s many things that can be done, both in the short and long term.
Conservatively speaking, workplace violence costs hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
You’d call the police if a stranger in public did what many bullies at work get away with. 2 researchers who study workplace violence describe the widespread phenomenon.
Representative democracy is under threat as females – particularly from minority groups – leave or choose not to enter politics. Many say the mental toll of online abuse has become overwhelming.
When harassment is directed at women politicians, staffers, activists and journalists because they are women, it poses a threat to democracy.
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Director of Public Interest Technology and Stuart Rice Honorary Research Professor, UMass Amherst
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Program Director & Associate Professor Master of Psychology Health and Wellness & Master of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Adler University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Florida
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Villanova University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Resource Development, Villanova University
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Barrett Hazeltine Professor of the Practice of Engineering, Brown University
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Syracuse University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Game Studies, University of Oregon