On AlterNet: sexual harassment

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Do Allegations of 13-Year Adulterous Affair Spell Doom for Herman Cain?

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 28, 2011.

Sexual harassment may be ethically worse than adultery, but for evangelical voters, Herman Cain's alleged affair may be the greater sin.

Cain Claims Koch a 'Brother From Another Mother;' Meets With Kingmaker DeMint

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. November 4, 2011.

Two days after meeting with GOP kingmaker DeMint, Herman Cain shows his love to the billionaire Koch brothers, while sex harassment allegations win him GOP hearts.

20 Years After Anita Hill's Testimony Changed Gender Relations in US Politics, Let's Remember Her Whole Legacy

Patricia J. Williams, The Nation. October 17, 2011.

In 1991, Anita Hill made history by the simple yet terrifically courageous act of standing up to an arrogantly gender-biased political culture. But she's done more than that.

Eight Ways Men and Boys Are Helping to End Gender-Based Violence

Mandy Van Deven, AlterNet. June 15, 2011.

Men and boys are already involved in and leading efforts to end gender-based violence, and more are joining the ranks of gender justice activism every day.

What's Really Behind "Weinergate"? A Right-Wing Attempt to Smear "Loose" Women

Amanda Marcotte, Comment Is Free. June 1, 2011.

The uproar over the improper photo sent from Rep. Weiner's Twitter account fits a larger pattern of rightwing culture warriors ganging up and sexually harassing young women.

Recent Yale Male Behavior So Sexist the Federal Government Has to Intervene

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. April 15, 2011.

The investigation of Yale shows the government may actually be taking sexual assault on campus seriously.

Stop Staring: Why Are We Obsessed With Breasts?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. February 12, 2009.

Our readers had a lot to say about a recent article on the objectification of women with large breasts.

Women Have Boobs -- Get Over It

Samara Ginsberg, RH Reality Check. February 4, 2009.

Mine are really big -- and they're a burden. They come with the label "airhead" and "slut." Will we ever end our collective obsession with boobs?

A Majority of Cairo Women Face Street Harassment

Joseph Mayton, Manar Ammar, Women News Network. October 21, 2008.

The streets of Cairo continue to be unsafe for women despite activist attempts to draw attention to verbal and physical abuse in public spaces.

Military Women Get Ready to Rock the Boat

Jennifer Hogg, Women's Media Center. July 25, 2008.

Female service members often remain silent about the dangers they face. Now is the time to break the culture of fear that keeps them quiet.

Gender Discrimination Has Its Day in Court

Michele Kort, Ms. Magazine. July 10, 2008.

A California university thought it could fire two successful women coaches and a longtime athletic director without repercussion. They were wrong.

U.S. military reports 2,688 sex assault claims in 2007

Middle East OnlineMarch 21, 2008.

Sexual abuse is endemic in the military.

Sexual Harassment From Clarence Thomas to Isiah Thomas: How Much Has Really Changed?

Megan Izen, AlterNet: PEEK. October 3, 2007.

Megan Izen: At least we know that sometimes, if we fight, we can actually win.

Anita Hill on Clarence Thomas: "I Will Not Stand By Silently and Allow Him to Reinvent Me"

Oliver Willis, AlterNet: PEEK. October 2, 2007.

Oliver Willis: Hill stands by her 1991 testimony and Eugene Robinson explains just how dumb Justice Thomas is.