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Sexual harassment

Sexual harassment primarily refers to harassment involving unwanted sexual behavior, though it may occasionally refer to harassment with a sexist targeting pattern. Although some types of sexual harassment seem to be motivated by sexual desire, they are more often committed to hurt women or punish people for violating gender norms.

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related to Further reading · 142
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related to In media and literature · 59
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related to The term "sexual harassment" · 32
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related to Legal view · 22
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related to Criticism · 15
Sexual harassment → Accordingly, Alan Dershowitz, Business, Camille Paglia, Eugene Volokh, In, Jana Rave, Ottawa Business Journal, Paglia, Playboy, Queen's School, Realize, The, Though, US
has impact · 14
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related to In the workplace · 13
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related to Post-complaint retaliation and backlash · 11
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related to Beyond sexual advances · 10
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related to history · 10
Sexual harassment → Although, Before, Gender, However, MeToo, Past, Since, The, These, Till

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Sexual harassmentis aform of illegal employment discrimination in many countries0.90text
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Sexual harassmentis avery serious problem0.90text
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libertarian Eugene Volokhinstance ofsexual harassment law has been criticized by persons0.80text
for imposing limits on the right to free speech.Jana Raveinstance ofsexual harassment law has been criticized by persons0.80text
professor in organizational studies at the Queen's School of Businessinstance ofsexual harassment law has been criticized by persons0.80text
criticized sexual harassment policy in the Ottawa Business Journal as helping maintain archaic stereotypes of women asinstance ofsexual harassment law has been criticized by persons0.80text
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