Farewell to the world where men can treat the workplace like a frat house or a pornography shoot. Since Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual misconduct in early October, similar allegations have been made about nearly 100 other powerful people. They all are names you probably recognize, in fields including media, technology, hospitality, politics, and entertainment. It’s a watershed moment for workplace equality and safety; 87% of Americans now favor zero tolerance of sexual harassment.
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Social media has created a remarkable moment for women, but is this really the end of the harassment culture?
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Joan C. Williams is a Sullivan Professor of Law at University of California College of the Law, San Francisco and the founding director of Equality Action Center. An expert on social inequality, she is the author of 12 books, including Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good (Harvard Business Review Press, 2021) and White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America (Harvard Business Review Press, 2019). To learn about her evidence-based, metrics-driven approach to eradicating implicit bias in the workplace, visit www.biasinterrupters.org.
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SL Suzanne Lebsock is the Emeritus Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University, where she cofounded the top-ranked graduate program in the history of women and gender.
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