Sex, Gender, and Engineering: Harassment at Work and in School
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| Title: | Sex, Gender, and Engineering: Harassment at Work and in School |
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| Description: | This book presents a timely consideration of sexual harassment in engineering by putting it in context with current events in the US: #MeToo, recent presidential administrations, the flurry of media and public interest in recent prominent harassment cases, and the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides a window into the experience of individual engineers, students, and faculty. For engineering practitioners, this book presents effective strategies for reducing sexual harassment that can be implemented in a wide range of settings. Researchers will appreciate its extensive review of the literature, including measurement scales, impacts of harassment, and identification of particularly vulnerable populations. This book also outlines where future research is needed in this regard. |
| Authors: | Jennifer VanAntwerp, Author, Denise Wilson, Author |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Sex discrimination in employment, Sex discrimination in education, Sexual harassment, Women in engineering, Sexism in engineering |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, EDUCATION / Violence & Harassment |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This book presents a timely consideration of sexual harassment in engineering by putting it in context with current events in the US: #MeToo, recent presidential administrations, the flurry of media and public interest in recent prominent harassment cases, and the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides a window into the experience of individual engineers, students, and faculty. For engineering practitioners, this book presents effective strategies for reducing sexual harassment that can be implemented in a wide range of settings. Researchers will appreciate its extensive review of the literature, including measurement scales, impacts of harassment, and identification of particularly vulnerable populations. This book also outlines where future research is needed in this regard. |
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| ISBN: | 9781527577657 9781527579125 |
