Numbers Matter: Women Working in Construction
Construction careers are attracting an increasing number of women. [...]
The U.S. National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace
Women have long been at the forefront of the labor [...]
The High Financial Price Paid by Victims of Sexual Harassment
By Bryce Covert While it’s long been clear that victims of [...]
Paying Today and Tomorrow: Charting the Financial Costs of Workplace Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment remains deeply pervasive in the workplace, wreaking havoc on the lives of survivors. This report fills a gap in our knowledge of the economic costs of sexual harassment for the individual women and men who experience it. Drawing on in-depth interviews with survivors of workplace sexual harassment and stakeholder experts, and a review of the literature, the report provides a detailed pathway for capturing the financial consequences of workplace sexual harassment for individual workers in both the short term and over their lifetimes. The research is based on a collaboration between the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the TIME’S UP Foundation and presents the first step towards identifying the data needed for a comprehensive national assessment of the financial and economic costs of sexual harassment.
‘People came forward’: Andrew Cuomo harassment allegations show the success of #MeToo and the challenges ahead
By Charisse Jones Nearly four years after the #MeToo movement [...]
Sexual Harassment and Assault at Work: Understanding the Costs
Through a review of the current literature on sexual harassment and assault, this briefing paper highlights how workplace sexual harassment and assault affect women’s economic advancement and security, and the costs of these harms to employers (including estimates of financial losses where available). It also provides recommendations for preventing sexual harassment and reducing the negative effects of harassment for individuals and workplaces.
