Power, Sex and Systems
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- Published by Emerald in Women in Management Review
- Vol. 9 (1), 4-8
- https://doi.org/10.1108/09649429410050962
Abstract
Examines the power‐related properties of professional and organizational systems and considers their influence on reactions to sexual harassment. It is argued that, when the socio‐cultural power model of male dominance operates within pluralistic/political professional and organizational systems, these systems can become breeding‐grounds for sexual harassment behaviours that are tolerated rather than told on. A contrast between careers within systems and less systems bound jobs illustrates the influence of context on decisions to tell or tolerate.Keywords
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