{"id":1309,"date":"2022-09-04T17:24:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T21:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/sexualharassmentlaw\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2022-09-04T17:24:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T21:24:49","slug":"unmasking-sexual-harassment-the-empirical-evidence-for-a-new-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/sexualharassmentlaw\/current-developments\/unmasking-sexual-harassment-the-empirical-evidence-for-a-new-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Unmasking Sexual Harassment: The Empirical Evidence for a New Approach by Jennifer A. Drobac &amp; Mark Russell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8220;The<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">onus<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">invocation<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Title<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">VII<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">other<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">anti-discrimination <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">protections<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> falls<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">upon<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">victims<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">targets<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">abuse.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Our<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">research<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">empirical<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">evidence<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">demonstrate<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">that<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">corporations <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">need<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">make<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">changes<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">improve<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">proverbial<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">bottom<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">line.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The disclosures<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">that<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">companies<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">do<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">make<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">lack<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">useful<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">information<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">users<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">financial<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">re<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ports.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">&#8220;Our<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">research<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">supports<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">new<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">SEC<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">reporting <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">require<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ment <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">all<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> publicly <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">traded<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> companies<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">(and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">best<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">practices<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">approach <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">all <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">organizations).<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Arguably,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">corporations<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">would<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">save<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">much<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">more<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">by<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">getting <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ahead<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sexual<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">harassment<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">cases,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">disclosing <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">problems,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">avoiding<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">expen<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">sive<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Title<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">VII<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">shareholder<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">derivative<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">lawsuits.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heinonline-org.proxy.ulib.uits.iu.edu\/HOL\/Page?handle=hein.journals\/nyujolbu17&amp;id=314&amp;collection=usjournals&amp;index=\">Unmasking Sexual Harassment: The Empirical Evidence for a New Approach<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pn-shadow-host js-pn-create-project-modal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pn-shadow-host js-pn-feedback-modal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pn-shadow-host js-pn-chat-modal\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pn-shadow-host 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Our research and empirical evidence demonstrate that corporations need to make changes to improve the proverbial bottom line. The disclosures that companies do make lack useful information for users of financial reports.&#8221; &#8220;Our research supports &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/sexualharassmentlaw\/current-developments\/unmasking-sexual-harassment-the-empirical-evidence-for-a-new-approach\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unmasking Sexual Harassment: The Empirical Evidence for a New Approach by Jennifer A. 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