Sexual harassment: ideology or law?

Article Abstract:

Those who claim that sexual harassment laws violate free speech are mistaken. The Harris decision established as a standard that for language to constitute harassment it must be 'severe of pervasive' enough to lead to discrimination or an abusive work environment in the eyes of a reasonable person. Problems with the law are not a result of any infringement on free speech, which is not and never was totally protected, but arise from its procedural application. The choice between a reasonable person and a reasonable man or woman standard for sexual harassment litigation is discussed.

Standards, Freedom of speech

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The promise and problems of sexual harassment litigation

Article Abstract:

Litigating sexual harassment claims involves a series of concerns that do not arise in other types of litigation, but the benefits of such litigation will hopefully override the costs. Problems include the definition of sexual harassment, the lack of witnesses and the fact that misunderstandings between the parties involved can never be dismissed as a possible cause of the claim. The prospective benefits of sexual harassment are societal, and include a better work environment for everyone and a more fair society.

Work environment, Sex role in the work environment

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Evolution and human mating

Article Abstract:

The different adaptive problems and strategies of men and women throughout evolution may explain some of the differences in their contemporary social status. Strategic interference, conscious infliction or the threat of the infliction of costs on a person, has some affect on this evolution by skewing the bargaining power in the mate selection process. This combination of evolutionary and bargaining theory is discussed as it elucidates differences between men and women.

Social aspects, Mate selection, Sex role, Sexual behavior in animals, Animal sexual behavior, Sexual selection in animals, Sexual selection (Natural selection)

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