News tagged with “sexual harassment”. Found:
84 tagged news reports.
Your Search Returned 84 tagged news reports
Bar hostesses to form labor union
Tōkyō :: Japan | about 15 hours ago
Credibility
Facing unpaid wages and sexual harassment, a group of women who work as hostesses at 'kyabakura" bars plan to form a labor union to demand better treatment, sources familiar with the move said Tuesday. Kyabakura is a combination of the words "cabaret"...
Tags: labor union, Japan, Tōkyō, Trade union, Labour relations, Discrimination, Bar, Sexual harassment, Labor, Host and hostess clubs
Sexual attacks continue to plague Borås
Borås :: Sweden | 2 days ago
Credibility On Sunday, a man was arrested on suspicions of having masturbated in front of several women in the Br�mhult neighbourghood of Bor�s...It remains unclear, however, if the 25-year-old arrested on Sunday was behind both incidents. �That�s something our investigation...
Tags: Sweden, Borås, Sociology, Sex crimes, Employment law, Sexual harassment, Law Crime, Sexism
Sexual harassment must go
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 2 days ago
Credibility However, next hour of Karma’s life was full of embarrassment and humiliation against her humanity. The official grabbed her hand tight and pulled her toward him and held her right next to him. After chatting for sometime, the official told karma, with...
Tags: sexual harassment, young women, GNH, Karma, Thimphu, Bhutan, Sociology, Economy of Bhutan, Gross National Happiness, Happiness
Woman files claim against Stanislaus Sheriff's Department
Sacramento :: KY :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Former community service officer Karen Cadinha's claim, dated Nov. 16, comes in the wake of top-level criticism for a cluster of legal actions against the department filed by former female employees. The incident at the Brave Bull had nothing to do with...
Tags: Karen Cadinha, Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, community service, female employees, Adam Christianson, Sacramento, Sociology, Harassment, Employment law, Discrimination, Modesto California, Sheriff, Sexual harassment, Law Crime
Helpless victims of merciless sex predators
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 5 days ago
Credibility The Penan elders fear that the government will conveniently let the matter to rest while the Penan girls continue to face violations regularly. The report by the Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development, was compiled by a high-level task force,...
Tags: Penan, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Ethnic groups in Malaysia, Malaysiakini, Social Issues, Ulu Baram, Sexual harassment
'Nice butt' a no-no in the workplace
Cape Town :: South Africa | 6 days ago
Credibility Cases of sexual harassment, at for instance a workplace, usually boil down to “he says, she says.” Yet the biggest challenge with sexual harassment is not just proving that it happens...During 16 Days of Activism, we need to recognise that gender violence...
Tags: sexually harasser, male colleagues, South Africa, Cape Town, Labour relations, Sociology, Harassment, Employment law, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Sexual harassment in education, Business ethics
Bias against women
Lahore :: Pakistan | 6 days ago
Credibility Women shout slogans against violence during a demonstration to condemn flogging of women, in Lahore on Friday, April...Authorities ordered an investigation into a video showing a man flogging a screaming woman in the country's northwest where the government...
Tags: sexual harassment, Senate, National Assembly, penal code, domestic violence, Pakistan, Lahore, Women's rights, Sociology, Harassment, Social Issues, Employment law, Bullying, Business ethics, Gender studies
2 women sue Randallstown insurance agent, State Farm
Randallstown :: MD :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Two women who work for a State Farm insurance agent in Randallstown sued him and his corporate employer Tuesday, saying he repeatedly subjected them to sexual harassment, vile insults and a hostile work environment. Kristi Mitchell and Veronica Cobb are...
Tags: Obie Sorrell, State Farm Annuity, Randallstown, State Farm Insurance, Employment law, Sexual harassment, Law Crime, Sorrell, Sexism
Sex doesn't sell in mainstream cinema, study says
Davis :: CA :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility The research is in, and the casting couch is out. According to a new study published in the November journal of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, sex does not sell mainstream cinema. Crunching data from 914 films released between 2001...
Tags: sexually content, box office, Anemone Cerridwen, Davis, Motion Picture Association of America, Motion Picture Association of America film rating system, Cinema of the United States, Sex in advertising, Nudity, Sexual harassment, Entertainment Culture, Sexism
Study: 79% of Israeli women are harassed in the workplace
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 8 days ago
Credibility According to the study, which was published in honor of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 38.5 percent of single women experienced sexual harassment by their employers once in a while, 40.8 percent experienced it often,...
Tags: sexual harassers, single women, married women, Israel, Tel Aviv, Sex crimes, Employment law, Sexual harassment, Harassment, Women in Chile, Bullying, Sociology, Business ethics, Social Issues, Labor, Education
Site Links
Site Topics
Contributions
- Report Your News
- Add your voice and contribute via your cellphone - check out how to Report News via Your Cellphone
- Blog Widget
- Widget for Blog Owner
