Sexual harassment is in the news every day. What began as a sensationalized story of sexual harassment in the entertainment industry quickly spread into heart-wrenching accounts from every industry. Some of the most recent accounts involve scandalous stories in the publishing industry. Even among prominent authors, including an award-winning novelist,...
Employers are under an obligation to provide a harassment free work-place. To that end, many provide periodic training in defining what behaviors are inappropriate, as well as providing an avenue for raising issues with management. However, not only does workplace sexual harassment continue to occur, it is extensive. We still...
One of the stars of the popular science-fiction television series, “Stranger Things,” reportedly earns less than her co-stars. Child actor Sadie Sink became a character on the show in the second season among other child actors who started on “Stranger Things” when it began the year before. The show experienced...
Top stars have made allegations against major Hollywood figures regarding sexual harassment in the film industry, but the prevalence of the problem goes far beyond the acting profession. Relatively, few women work in the male-dominated world of film crews, but they are especially vulnerable not only to gender discrimination, but...
Nearly 100,000 discrimination claims are filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission every year. Many of these cases involve well respected companies. Are victims of employment discrimination from these prestigious companies at a disadvantage? A researcher from the Kellogg School, Brayden King, has been looking at how businesses are...
A recent ethics survey has revealed that whistleblowers typically face many challenges when they choose to do the right thing. The legal definition of whistleblowing is the disclosure by a person, usually an employee in a government agency or private enterprise, to the public or to those in authority, of...