No Reason to Tolerate Sexual Harassment

Two U.S. Naval Academy professors speak about rampant disrespect of women via recent cases of sexual harassment (although men can be victims of such harsh treatment, too) in military and civilian life ("Too Many Men Are Silent Bystanders to Sexual Harassment," Harvard Business Review, March 13, 2017). They suggest that all men must display the "moral courage to stand up to such behavior."

Review selected hard copy/online library books related to sexual harassment at LSC-CyFair Branch Library. Click the title of a listed item, select the "Place Hold" button in the listing, and enter your library card number and PIN for each title you want to request for pick up at the library.

Use these subject words and phrases to find more information in the library catalog:

• sex discrimination against women
• sexual harassment
• women's rights

Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women's Lives at Work by Gillian Thomas
St. Martin's Press, 2016
call number: 344.73 Tho

"The 1964 Civil Rights Act is best known as a monumental achievement of the civil rights movement, but it also revolutionized the lives of American women. Title VII of the law made it illegal to discriminate "because of sex." But Congress gave little guidance about how much it wanted to change in a "Mad Men" world where women played mainly supporting roles. . .This book includes a chapter about Mechelle Vinson, whose years of sexual abuse by her boss showed that sexual harassment is just as much a denial of equal opportunity as a lower paycheck." - publisher's summary excerpt

Women's Rights in the USA: Policy Debates and Gender Roles (5th edition) by Dorothy E. McBride and Janine A. Parry
Routledge, 2016
call number: on order

"This title is a resource for the inquiry into women’s rights politics and policies. It is a record of the changes in the major areas affecting gender roles and the status of women: constitutional law, political participation, reproduction, family law, education, work and pay, work and family, sexuality and economic status." - publisher's summary excerpt

Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies (MSAs) for Academic Program Year (APY) 2015-2016 
Department of Defense, 2017
call number: U.S. government document online

"The report on the three MSAs provides data on sexual harassment complaints and sexual assault reports involving cadets and/or midshipmen, as well as updates to policies, procedures, and processes implemented in response to sexual harassment and violence during the APY." - publisher's summary