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Strong Medicine: Fighting The Sexual Harassment Pandemic, Kenneth R. Davis
Strong Medicine: Fighting The Sexual Harassment Pandemic, Kenneth R. Davis
Kenneth R. Davis
A pandemic of sexual harassment has stricken the country. A recent EEOC report shows that, depending on how the question is posed, between 25 and 85 percent of women respond that they have experienced harassment in the workplace. The report also states that 90 percent of incidents go unreported. Victims do not believe that their employers will be receptive to their complaints, and many fear censure or retaliation. The law is limited in its capacity to deter a pandemic that has psychological, sociological, and cultural causes. Nevertheless, the law has a role to play, particularly in the workplace. Title VII …