Sentences with phrase «unwanted advances»

However, persistent unwanted advances of this nature can cause significant psychological harm, including depression and decreased performance at work.

The remaining 10 percent were a blend of same - sex incidents or those where women made unwanted advances toward men.

Multiple women have reported that he made inappropriate comments or unwanted advances toward them.

Although, we'd argue that men can be the victim of unwanted advances from women, too.

The accusations apparently involved unwanted advances and sexual harassment after several women reported him.

For women they avoid men who might make unwanted advances especially when they are drunk.

Spacey, who stars as President Frank Underwood in the acclaimed series, has been accused of making unwanted advances on Anthony Rapp, who at the time was 14 years old.

In the wake of the Weinstein revelations, Larson has become much more outspoken about her own experiences with unwanted advances, and is now an engaged leader in the Time's Up movement.

In 1781 the Honourable Edward Onslow had to go into exile after making unwanted advances at the RA exhibition to a gentleman named Felix McCarthy.

The claims surfaced in February when it emerged that a number of woman activists and party workers had complained of unwanted advances by Lord Rennard, who presided over «training» weekends attended by hundreds of female party hopefuls.

Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore has been accused by eight women of unwanted advances while they were in their teens and early 20s.

Females who firmly resist unwanted advances stand a greater chance of escaping a sexually coercive situation

Others might think it's redundant with Pokes, walls, messages and other ways to connect, even though those are either unclear signals or lack the privacy and protection against unwanted advances of double opt - in.

• Remember this upsetting account of groping and other unwanted advances in Forbes in 2014?

For example, if the alleged waiter who has been making lewd comments and repeated unwanted advances to his waitress colleague does not deny the accusation, there is no need to interview witnesses and the employer could immediately determine appropriate corrective action.

Donald Trump pushed back aggressively today against what he called «false smears» from women who claimed unwanted advances, seeking to stabilize his campaign.

As Azi explains, at least one of the ladies subjected to Vito's unwanted advances smartly hired Gloria Allred as her attorney.

Horrible Bosses uses as a recurring joke Jennifer Aniston's unwanted advances towards Charlie Day.

The 65 - year - old film producer has been accused of numerous sexual assaults and rapes by a string of actresses and models including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Rose McGowan, while many more have reported unwanted advances made upon them by the Hollywood heavyweight.

Rashida Jones and writing partner Will McCormack have released a statement denying reports that they left Toy Story 4 over unwanted advances.

Unfortunately unwanted advance is always taken as sexual harrasment.

Also, unwanted advance = / = sexual harrasment.

I read too many old books to recount, as I am in the process of editing a large essay anthology, but just to mention a few good new ones: Laura Kipnis's timely Unwanted Advances (Harper) and Rachel Cusk's Transit (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

While 41 % of women believe Moore made unwanted advances on girls, just 28 % of men believe the same.

When she first came into the program Lucy had a tendency to nip at unwanted advances from strangers, however with the expert help of her foster parents Lucy has opened up and been more accepting of new people and dogs.

Franks allegedly made unwanted advances toward female staffers in his office and retaliated against one who rebuffed him, according to House GOP sources with knowledge of a complaint against him.

Although laws have been passed in order to protect employees who have been the victims of unwanted advances at work, not much has been done for entrepreneurs facing a similar situation with an investor.

Anyone who has read The Campus Rape Frenzy by KC Johnson and Stuart Taylor Jr. or Unwanted Advances by Laura Kipnis will have a hard time denying that OCR's rules and the agreements they have forced schools to sign threaten both due process of law and free speech on campus.

I also liked how she was such a strong woman - her character was toughened by her father's death, and she stands up to unwanted advances while waitressing, endures being sent away to a woman's reformatory on morality charges, and tells Toomey off when he returns to her after she's made it as a dancer.

CNN recently reported about a dark trend occurring in nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the country: sexual abuse of elderly residents, who are often helpless to defend themselves against unwanted advances.

«The problem doesn't stop with those who make unwanted advances on women, it extends to a culture that has tolerated abuse for too long.»

It came as a former party activist, who claims to have been the victim of «scary» unwanted advances after Lord Rennard trapped her in a room, attacked the party for letting him get off scot - free.

Among Republican - leaning likely voters, fewer than one in six say they believe Moore made unwanted advances.

Urbaniak would never assert that these language tools could ever stop a truly determined aggressor, or prevent all unwanted advances.

Cooper brought up a passionate speech Michelle Obama gave on Thursday ripping Donald Trump for what the first lady called «sexually predatory behavior»: «She was saying that essentially any unwanted advance toward a woman — kissing a woman, touching a woman without consent — that is sexual assault; that's the definition.»

Since then, more than 50 women have accused him of rape, unwanted advances, and sexual harassment.

Multiple women not mentioned in our article have publicly come forward to report on Mr. Trump's unwanted advances.

Two women have accused former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw of unwanted advances.

Omeed Malik, a managing director and senior banker in the prime brokerage department, was fired in January amid allegations from female employees that he made unwanted advances.

Six women detail venture investor Justin Caldbeck's unwanted advances.

The women who described the army environment as hostile — a place where they felt targeted by sexual comments and unwanted advances — were six times more likely to have been raped over the course of their career.

A woman has reported that he sexually assaulted her, and another says he made an unwanted advance.

Steve Wynn resigned as chief executive of casino group Wynn Resorts on Feb. 7, following claims he subjected women who worked for him to unwanted advances.

Now, the company must contend with the unwanted advances of one of the most legendary financiers in American business.

An Iranian court convicted Majid Movahedi in 2008 of pouring a bucket of acid on Bahrami, after she had rejected his unwanted advances for two years.

But I just finished reading two books about what's happening on college campuses now — American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus by sociologist Lisa Wade and Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes -LSB-...]

But I just finished reading two books about what's happening on college campuses now — American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus by sociologist Lisa Wade and Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus by feminist and social critic Laura Kipnis — and I actually do feel quite blessed that my college days are long past.