Journal article
Women at work: Changes in sexual harassment between September 2016 and September 2018
PloS one, v 14(7), pp e0218313-e0218313
17 Jul 2019
PMCID: PMC6636712
PMID: 31314792
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Abstract
Over the last two years, awareness about the sexual mistreatment of women has stunned the world. According to analysis by the New York Times, the defeat of Hilary Clinton and election of Donald Trump spurred a women's movement in the US that began in November of 2016 and resulted in protests across the country, including the largest single-day protest in history on January 21, 2017. Later that year, the #MeToo movement (starting in October 2017) and subsequent #TimesUp movement (starting in January 2018) galvanized women to unite against sexual assault and sexual harassment, which has become the hallmark of the current women's movement. But has anything changed over this time period in regard to the sexual harassment of women? Using a repeat cross-sectional survey from over 500 women collected at two points in time (September 2016 and September 2018), we found reduced levels of the most egregious forms of sexual harassment (unwanted sexual attention and sexual coercion) but increased levels of gender harassment in 2018. More importantly, sexual harassment had a weaker relationship with women's negative self-views (lower self-esteem, higher self-doubt) in 2018 compared to 2016. Qualitative interviews collected from women in the fall of 2016 and in the fall of 2018 from the same women, support the quantitative data. They suggest that the changes in sexual harassment are due to the increased scrutiny on the topic. The interviewees also emphasize that they feel better supported and empowered and are not ashamed to speak up about sexual harassment.
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- Title
- Women at work: Changes in sexual harassment between September 2016 and September 2018
- Creators
- Ksenia Keplinger - University of Colorado BoulderStefanie K Johnson - University of Colorado BoulderJessica F Kirk - University of Colorado BoulderLiza Y Barnes - University of Colorado Boulder
- Publication Details
- PloS one, v 14(7), pp e0218313-e0218313
- Publisher
- Public LIbrary of Science (PLOS)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Management
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000482331900007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85069716766
- Other Identifier
- 991021861872104721
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