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Harassing “Girls” At The Hard Rock: Masculinities In Sexualized Environments, Ann C. Mcginley
Harassing “Girls” At The Hard Rock: Masculinities In Sexualized Environments, Ann C. Mcginley
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Masculinities theory explains that masculinity is constructed in relation to a dominant image of gender difference, ultimately defining itself simply as what “femininity” is not. In the workplace, masculinities comprise both a structure that reinforces the superiority of men over women, and a series of practices associated with masculine behavior (performed by men and women) that maintain men’s superior position over women at work, yet specific masculinities differ according to the type of workplace. This article applies masculinities theory to analyze whether Title VII should protect women employees in highly sexualized workplaces from sex- or gender-based hostile work environments, created …