Toronto police sex crimes investigators say there are “no grounds” to lay criminal charges against a former RCMP doctor. That’s despite 30 women alleging they were sexually assaulted during mandatory medical exams in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Category: Sexual Harassment
‘Simply having a sexual harassment policy in place is not enough’, lawyer says
An Australian lawyer has spoken out about the spike in workplace sexual harassment claims, urging employers to go beyond just installing a token policy.
Source: ‘Simply having a sexual harassment policy in place is not enough’, lawyer says – Lawyers Weekly
A Cup of Tea and Consent
“Send Nudes”: A New Study Shows How Often Boys Pressure Girls For Explicit Photos
Many girls interviewed wanted more guidance on what to do if someone harasses them with requests for explicit photos.
A recent study has shown just how common it is for teen boys to coerce or threaten girls into sending nude pictures: an analysis of 500 accounts from 12- to 18-year-old girls about negative experiences sexting found that two-thirds of them had been asked to provide explicit images — and that the requests often progressed from promises of affection to “anger displays, harassment and threats.”
The study by Sara Thomas of Northwestern University found that less then 8% of girls shared explicit pictures because they wanted to; the rest did so because of a desire to please, acquiesce to, or avoid conflict with a boy. Moreover, while researchers found that both girls and boys send nude photos to one another, boys are nearly four time as likely to pressure girls to do so than the reverse.
Source: “Send Nudes”: A New Study Shows How Often Boys Pressure Girls For Explicit Photos | A Mighty Girl
Wicked Camper vans: Vehicles banned from music festival
People driving vehicles plastered with sexist and offensive slogans like “Virginity is curable” and “A kiss upstairs is an application for a ‘job’ in the basement” have been banned from attending an iconic Aussie music festival.
Source: Wicked Camper vans: Vehicles banned from music festival
Anger over ‘naked men’ at unisex changing rooms in Bath
Several women said they are “uncomfortable” using new communal facilities in a leisure centre.
Source: Anger over ‘naked men’ at unisex changing rooms in Bath – BBC News
Gillette backlash: When men being good is a bar too high
The need for the Gillette ad promoting positive masculinity has been reinforced powerfully by the backlash it has sparked.
Source: Gillette backlash: When men being good is a bar too high
A robotictoy company accused the world’s biggest tech show of sexism after being stripped of an innovation award
- A hands-free robotic sex toy won an award for innovation at the Consumer Electronics Show tech show in Las Vegas, but the prize was later revoked.
- The Osé personal massager, the startup Lora DiCarlo’s first product, originally won the CES Innovation Award in the robotics-and-drones category.
- But the Consumer Technology Association, which judges the awards and organizes CES, said the sex toy should never have been considered as it “does not fit into any of our existing product categories.”
- In an open letter, the CEO of Lora DiCarlo said the association had changed its story.
- She said it initially told her it revoked the award on moral grounds, and she accused it of sexism, saying that sex gadgets aimed at men are prominent at CES
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/lora-dicarlo-accuses-ces-of-sexism-after-innovation-award-was-revoked-2019-1?
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Sexual harassment runs rampant in non-profits — and it’s time for our #MeToo moment
Like most women in the fundraising sector, I have often compromised my dignity and my personal safety so as not to risk donations to the causes I serve. But I can’t stay silent any longer.
Sector employs many young women seeking donations from older men, which can leave them vulnerable
Source: Sexual harassment runs rampant in non-profits — and it’s time for our #MeToo moment | CBC News
#MeToo law restricts use of nondisclosure agreements in sexual misconduct cases
California’s new NDA law applies to both public and private employees and expands on an existing law that bars settlement provisions that would prevent the disclosure of felony sex offenses. The new law bans the use of a confidentiality clause to suppress factual information in sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation claims.
Source: #MeToo law restricts use of nondisclosure agreements in sexual misconduct cases – Los Angeles Times