Sexual harassment in the workplace is a rampant issue as we have seen in the news and on social media. Some of the nation’s most beloved celebrities and public figures have been accused of sexual harassment, and major institutions have even been at the forefront of socio-political discussion as victims continue to come forward. United… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA, PA—The world’s favorite… or at least the most popular coffee chain, Starbucks is back in the news for discriminating against its customers. Apparently, even after closing all of its U.S. stores on May 29, 2018, for racial bias training, after one of their employees in April called the police on two black men who… Read more »
NEW YORK, NY – Amidst the outrage over the Harvey Weinstein allegations women have felt empowered to come forward to take a stand against sexual harassment in the workplace, leading to an influx in sexual harassment cases being filed in Federal, State and local courts. Derek T. Smith, Esq., Founding Partner of the Derek Smith… Read more »
Ilana Glazer, Sure You Don’t want to be Sexually Harassed? PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 18, 2017, the Broad City star Ilana Glazer, posted a #MeToo post of her own. Inspired by Viola Davis’s and Trace Lysette’s #MeToo posts, Glazer did not hold back. In her post, Glazer shared that she has been sexually harassed “countless… Read more »
All this past week, social media flooded with personal stories of sexual assault documented under the hashtag, “#MeToo.” The “#MeToo” movement was sparked as a response to the continuing Harvey Weinstein scandal For those victims that used “#MeToo,” it is to indicate that they have been sexually harassed or assaulted and to show solidarity with… Read more »
Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney Joins #MeToo Movement Joining the ever-growing list of women showing support for victims of sexual harassment by sharing their own stories is Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney. On October 16, 2017, Maroney, now 21-year-old from Long Beach, California, announced that she too was a survivor of sexual abuse. On Twitter,… Read more »
Sexual Harassment: The Power of Passive Language The educator, filmmaker, and activist Jackson Katz makes an important point when it comes to how we talk about sexual harassment and assault. He explains how society has a major problem with how we talk about it, specifically how society uses passive language to describe violence against women…. Read more »
