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Article: Sexual Harassment in the 1990s.
- Article from:
- Journal of Higher Education
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
- Author:
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A University-wide Survey of Female Faculty, Administrators, Staff, and Students
Introduction
Much of the existing research examining sexual harassment was conducted when awareness of sexual harassment was low and policies were uncommon. Several factors in recent years may have affected the prevalence of sexual harassment on university campuses. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protected employees (including student employees) at academic institutions from sexual harassment, however, sex discrimination against students was not prohibited. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the struggle against sex bias and discrimination in schools and universities ...