Harassment Based on Sex: Protecting Social Status in the Context of Gender Hierarchy
@article{Berdahl2007HarassmentBO, title={Harassment Based on Sex: Protecting Social Status in the Context of Gender Hierarchy}, author={J. Berdahl}, journal={Academy of Management Review}, year={2007}, volume={32}, pages={641-658} }
I conceptualize sex-based harassment as behavior that derogates an individual based on sex. I propose that sex-based harassment is fundamentally motivated by the harasser's desire to protect or enhance his or her own sex-based status, a desire that stems from the fact that social status is stratified by a system of gender hierarchy. This theory explains currently identified forms of sexual harassment and predicts others, including nonsexual harassment between women.
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