By Scott Jaschik. A 2018 tweet from the women's rowing team at the University of Southern California has taken on new meaning and led to much mockery in light of the admissions scandal. The tweet, seeking recruits, would have been an invitation to try out for the team and win a spot. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Dozens of students have been protesting for several days in the lawn outside the president's office at Princeton University, calling for a series of changes in the way the university responds to allegations of sexual assault. The students say that the university's procedures are inadequate for those who are victims of assault. Among the demands are the dismissal of one administrator and a review of the performance of another. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Colorado State is trying to shut down the annual Undie Run, asserting that it fosters an environment ripe for sexual assaults. Students and others say that this is victim blaming. More...
Par Marie-Pascale Witte. Suite à la révélation, début février, des agissements de cyberharcèlement de la « Ligue du LOL », certains employeurs des membres de ce groupe Facebook privé – essentiellement des journalistes – les ont mis à pied à titre conservatoire, puis licenciés pour faute grave après enquête interne. Plus...
The #MeToo movement has led students who experience sexual harassment at university to call for better responses from their institutions. Students are demanding a shift in the ways in which their institutions tackle reports of sexual violence and harassment, including more proactive responses, greater accountability, and transparency in the actions that are being taken. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University participated in a walkout on Tuesday over the institution's handling of sexual assault. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A report by Harvard University's government department has found a “deplorable situation” and a “prolonged institutional failure” in the way the department ignored allegations that a prominent scholar there harassed women, The Boston Globe reported. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Nearly three-quarters of the female undergraduates who attended a 2017 conference organized by the American Physical Society reported that they had experienced sexual harassment in their physics programs at their colleges in the prior two years. More...
By Scott Jaschik. If a professor is barred from hitting on a student, is it OK the moment she becomes a former student. More...
Clarifier les droits et obligations des salariés et des employeurs en matière de lutte contre le harcèlement sexuel.
Annoncé par la ministre du Travail dans le cadre du plan d’action de mai 2018 pour l’égalité professionnelle entre les femmes et les hommes suite à la concertation menée avec les partenaires sociaux, le guide publié le 8 mars dernier par la Direction Générale du Travail s’appuie sur le cadre juridique et la jurisprudence pour clarifier les droits et obligations des salariés et des employeurs en matière de lutte contre le harcèlement sexuel. Dans une première partie, il décrit et illustre les propos et comportements qui peuvent constituer des faits de harcèlement sexuel au travail. Puis, au travers d’un double focus employeur/salarié, il propose des solutions concrètes aux questions pratiques que peuvent se poser les victimes et témoins de harcèlement sexuel comme les employeurs confrontés à de tels agissements. Consulter le Guide. Plus.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
