PSYC 300 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I. Division of Household ResponsibilitiesII. The Second ShifIII. Family-Work CoordinationIV. The Swedish Way: A glimpse of the future??V. Other CountriesVI. Family-Work CoordinationVII. What organizations can do to reduce work-family conflictVIII. What Individuals can doIX. Midlife transitions in family and work rolesOutline of Current Lecture I. Gender AwarenessII. Gender Awareness: Global Gender GapIII. TrustLaw Survey IV. Sexual Harassment at SchoolV. Sexual Harassment on the College CampusVI. Sexual Harassment in the WorkplaceVII. Factors that are consideredCurrent Lecture- Gender Awarenesso FAFSA requires that males sign up for the draf and it is unfair that women are not expected to sign up for the drafo 5 year old says she needs a job before getting marriedo Menopause (men starts this word)o A Pakistani couple accused of killing their 15 year old daughter because she sullied the family’s honor by looking at a boy (honor killing)- Gender Awareness: Global Gender Gapo Top countries in terms of gender equity  (135 countries are rated based on economic, political, education, and health-based data)- 1) Iceland- 2) Finland- 3) Norway- 4) Sweden- 5) Ireland- 22) United States- TrustLaw Survey o Gender Experts rated the following countries as most dangerous to women: Afghanistan: overall level of violence, childbirth deaths, 87% of women are illiterate, up 80% girls face forced marriages Congo: sexual violence; estimated 400,000 women are raped each year Pakistan: “honor killings”; high rates of forced marriages India: high rates of human trafficking and prostitution, high rates of female infanticide Somalia: high rates of pregnancy-related deaths; high incidences of rape and female genital mutilation- Sexual Harassment at Schoolo Sexual harassment in an educational setting: Unwelcome verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature when Submission to or rejection of the behavior forms the basis for decisions about the student (e.g., admission, grades); or (quid pro quo-someone is asking you to do something in exchange for a sexual favor) The behavior creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive study environment The greater the difference in power between 2 individuals, the greater the likelihood of abuseo Elementary and secondary school Reports of student sexual harassment on the rise- Incidence: at least half girls reported sexual comments/looks or being touched grabbed- Types of harassment: students more common than by teacherso The distress is more when the harasser is the teacher- Gender differenceso Guys harass girls more than girls harass guys Experiences of harassment more stressful for girls than for boys- Sexual Harassment on the College Campuso Gender differences in classifying behavior as sexual harassment Girls perceive more behaviors as harassing than men doo Controversies in definition Power differential—is it necessary- If there a power differential then any sexual behavior between a student and a teacher is sexual harassment What if relationship is consensual?- Ex. A teacher dating a student-both are consenting adults—in this case this would be appropriate behavioro Incidence of sexual harassment Difficult to assess-fewer students submit cases of sexual harassment, incident varies from campus to campus, the degree of the incident is on a case by case evaluation Can draw these things from the surveys: females are more likely than males to beharassed, women are more likely to experience subtle forms of harassment, students are more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviors from students than from teachers, bi and lesbian women are likely to experience harassment than hetero womeno Responses to sexual harassment Victims ofen try to ignore harassment-this is why few file formal complaints- Sexual Harassment in the Workplaceo Any sexual-based behavior that is knowingly unwanted and either: Has an adverse effect on a person’s employment status Interferes with a person’s job performance, or creates a hostile or intimidating work environment for a reasonable persono Two types: Quid pro quo—“this for that” (offering a promotion in exchange for sex) Hostile environment-inappropriate behavior creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environmento Non-physical harassment: pervasive/severe, unwanted o Intent vs. impact: victim’s perceptiono Incidence Commonplace, though few incidents reach legal standard  Most commonly takes form of sexual remarks and jokes- Factors that are consideredo Frequency o Severity of behavior o Physically threatening or humiliatingo Unreasonably interfered with work performance; o Effect on the employee’s psychological well-being; and o Power