In the wake of recent horror stories about men in power who abuse women - like Harvey Weinstein - a professor at Lakehead breaks down rape culture and makes a few suggestions for men to make change.
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The nature of the entertainment industry has always made some more vulnerable.
How pervasive is sexual harassment, and how can it be stopped?
Men like Harvey Weinstein have been able to abuse with relative impunity, despite many in the entertainment industry appearing to know or have suspicion of their behaviour.
Highly distressing and intrusive, but not illegal.
Universities have responded to the release of the Australian Human Rights Commission report into sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus with a ten-point plan.
A new report reveals that Australian universities are not as safe as they should be, and it’s time they adopted strategies to fix the problem.
Most women feel unsafe when using public transport. Instead of gender segregation, researchers suggest gender-sensitive design could be a better way to ensure safety for all.
New research shows young women experience street harassment about once every two days.
Ethical scandals at Uber and Fox have focused attention on the leaders of the organizations, but the problems of a toxic culture often embed deep within an organization.
Who is responsible for this problem? Research indicates that it’s often the victims’ own colleagues, and that aid agencies don’t do enough to stop it.
Recent incidents reveal more than just men behaving badly. They show the consequences when corporate cultures are driven by hyper-masculine personalities at the top.
As long as the media gives disproportionate prominence to powerful voices, they’ll be able to shape the way unflattering coverage unfolds.
Where do women feel safe - or unsafe - in city streets? A new research project has unearthed some disturbing responses.
The escalating indifference with which Uber allegedly reacted to a software engineer’s harassment claims is the norm in the corporate world, where enforcing civil rights laws is seen as a tax on profits.
Preventing sexual violence is everyone’s responsibility, but we need to be careful about how we do it.
Women remain systemically underrepresented at the top levels of Australia’s most powerful institutions – including the media, universities, government, judiciary and corporate sector.
A scholar says bullying prevention programs fail to recognize that sexual harassment could be related to bullying.
Millions of women felt insulted by Donald Trump’s language toward women. Others overlooked it, seeing the female candidate as flawed. Here’s why this might suggest a growing health crisis for women.
Megyn Kelly’s account of Fox News Chief Roger Ailes’ sexually predatory behavior has put harassment back in headlines. Can public debate on this issue make a difference?
Top contributors
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, XYX Lab, and Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Lecturer in Journalism, City St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender, Western University
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University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor of Psychology, Women's & Gender Studies, and Management & Organizations, University of Michigan
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
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Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Criminology, University of Plymouth
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Professor of Work and Organisation, Queensland University of Technology