• DOI:10.5465/AMR.2007.24351879
Corpus ID: 26603802

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}
}

• J. Berdahl
• Published 2007
• Psychology
• Academy of Management Review

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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.