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Staying in the Game

The Playbook for Beating Workplace Sexual Harassment

Adrienne Lawrence
TarcherPerigee, 2020
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Sexual harassment is rampant at work. People often pretend it doesn’t exist, but more than 80% of women in the United States report experiencing some form of workplace sexual harassment. Attorney Adrienne Lawrence presents a practical guidebook for combating harassment and supporting survivors. She can help you identify toxic employers, familiarize yourself with victims’ legal rights and manage your image if your case goes public. Lawrence shows women how to develop strategies to protect themselves and one another from sexual harassment – even when society fails to help.

Summary

Sexual harassment is a pervasive workplace threat to women.

Workplace sexual harassment is a rampant problem that more than 80% of American women report facing during their careers. Among these women, 77% faced verbal harassment, more than 50% reported unwanted physical harassment, and roughly 60% reported nonconsensual sexual attention or advances. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center calls workplace sexual harassment one of the most pervasive, widespread problems in the United States. In most reported sexual harassment cases, men target women (this refers to “cis-gendered” men and women, the term for those who identify themselves according to their gender at birth). 

Society fails to protect women from workplace sexual harassment – which can range from a colleague’s unwanted, sexualized text messages to harassment in your cubicle. Women often must navigate a cumbersome maze of laws, only to find they have limited power to protect themselves. Management and human resource teams may prefer to maintain the status quo instead of protecting employees from harassment...

About the Author

Attorney and broadcast journalist Adrienne Lawrence was the first TV host to sue ESPN for workplace sexual harassment.

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