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The Reasonable Woman Standard: Effects on Sexual Harassment Court Decisions.

Authors :
Perry, Elissa L.
Kulik, Carol T.
Bourhis, Anne C.
Source :
Law & Human Behavior (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.); Feb2004, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p9-27, 19p, 2 Charts
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Some federal courts have used a reasonable woman standard rather than the traditional reasonable man or reasonable person standard to determine whether hostile environment sexual harassment has occurred. The current research examined the impact of the reasonable woman standard on federal district court decisions, controlling for other factors found to affect sexual harassment court decisions. Results indicated that there was a weak relationship between whether a case followed a reasonable woman precedent-setting case and the likelihood that the court decision favored the plaintiff. The implications of our findings for individuals and organizations involved in sexual harassment claims are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01477307
Volume :
28
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Law & Human Behavior (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
12943688
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1023/B:LAHU.0000015001.07732.8e