Posts Tagged sexual harrassment

By Samhita • 13 years ago

Cain reassesses campaign (thankfully)

I was getting pretty tired of headline after headline that tried to apologize for Herman Cain’s inappropriate behavior towards women. But when the allegations came out yesterday that he had a (consensual–with this guy you have to be specific) 13-year affair with a woman yesterday, I kept wondering–HOW will he get around this one? After all, harassment and assault accusations are easy for politicians to deny and dimiss in our culture of rape–but adultery can sometimes be a game-changer.

Well, it looks like the Cain campaign is thinking the same thing. This afternoon it was released that his staff is reassessing their strategy–as in, they realized they have none and they were propping up a sham politician who was not only backed ...

I was getting pretty tired of headline after headline that tried to apologize for Herman Cain’s inappropriate behavior towards women. But when the allegations came out yesterday that he had a (consensual–with this guy you have to ...
By Anna • 13 years ago

Anita Hill on sexual harassment, Ginny Thomas, Slutwalks, and more

Last week, I interviewed Anita Hill for our Feministing Five series to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her famous testimony before the U.S. Senate. The interview was filled with so much goodness that I had to write a follow-up post with more of her insights, which you’ll find below.

And don’t forget, if you’re in the New York area, come hang out with Feministing writers/editors and hear a great lineup of speakers (including Anita herself, of course!) and performances at Hunter College’s “Sex, Power and Speaking Truth: Anita Hill 20 Years Later” conference, which Feministing is sponsoring!

Anita Hill on…

How far she thinks we’ve come in the past 20 years regarding sexual harassment:

We’ve come far because now women can ...

Last week, I interviewed Anita Hill for our Feministing Five series to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her famous testimony before the U.S. Senate. The interview was filled with so much goodness that I had to ...
By Courtney • 14 years ago

Making the links between street harrassment, bullying, and toxic masculinity

This is a guest post from the amazing Dena Simmons, who has written for Feministing previously. You can read her full bio after the jump.

I set out to write a piece about the psychological effects of cat-calling on women.  I collected data from more than 45 people, who shared with me story after story of the ways they have been scarred by street harassment from male perpetrators.   As I started to sift through the anger, the agony, and the shame sprinkled throughout the women’s stories of street harassment and men, I realized how easily the respondents and I started to villify men.  Yes, men have objectified me, upset me, cornered me, and touched me without permission, and I so ...

This is a guest post from the amazing Dena Simmons, who has written for Feministing previously. You can read her full bio after the jump.

I set out to write a piece about the psychological effects of ...

Silhouette of a woman whose breast is being grabbed by a hand
By Miriam • 14 years ago

How not to prevent sexual harrassment

This graphic was taken from an Egyptian website for a campaign to stop sexual and street harrassment. The campaign itself I’m all for (despite some rather interesting wording, which may be a translation issue) but this graphic does a terrible job of representing the campaign.

First of all, the woman (who is represented by a black silhouette with a voluptuous chest and butt) appears to be naked. She also appears to be almost pushing out her breasts at the silhouette hand that is reaching out to grab her.

This might be this most victim-blamey “prevention” graphic I’ve ever seen. Also probably not the most effective.

Via Kathleen Hanna

This graphic was taken from an Egyptian website for a campaign to stop sexual and street harrassment. The campaign itself I’m all for (despite some rather interesting wording, which may be a translation issue) but ...