Sentences with phrase «harassment by powerful men»

It's a stunningly fast fall — and one that suggests there may be some kind of sea change in how women who allege sexual harassment by powerful men are treated.

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Sexual harassment in the workplace is hardly a new phenomenon, but the deluge of disturbing allegations of sexual assault and harassment by powerful, high - profile men has prompted an increasing number of women to come forward with stories of how harassment has impacted their careers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday called sexual harassment a «dirty little secret» that's been largely ignored until the last several months after a range of powerful men have been toppled by claims of abuse and sexual misconduct.

The measures were announced by Sens. Cathy Young and Elaine Phillips and come amid a flood of harassment accusations leveled against powerful men in the media, entertainment and politics.

The New York Times and The New Yorker magazine won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for their reporting on sexual harassment that ushered in a reckoning about the treatment of women by powerful men in the uppermost ranks of Hollywood, politics, media and technology.

The groundswell over the Harvey Weintein sexual harassment that has rocked Hollywood moved into California's capital as more than 140 women — including lawmakers, senior aides and lobbyists — came forward to denounce what they describe as pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men in the nation's most influential legislature.

Over wine, we recounted our parallel experiences: opportunities brokered by powerful and predatory men; negligent and rudderless institutions; and sexual harassment and violence as the real currency of completing scientific work.