美国国家公共电台 NPR Sexual Harassment Cases Often Rejected By Courts

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Many powerful men in Washington, including here at NPR, are facing sexual harassment allegations in the court of public opinion. But in actual court, such cases filed by workers against their employers are often dismissed. The way

美国国家公共电台 NPR These Short Films Shine A Spotlight On Sexual Harassment

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A male boss brushes up against his female employee. Off the record, a male politician makes suggestive remarks to a female reporter. Those are just a couple of examples that may be all too familiar to some career women. Pro

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US Service Industry Workers Training to Stop Sexual Harassment

US Service Industry Workers Training to Stop Sexual Harassment Accusations of sexual wrongdoing by film producer Harvey Weinstein and other famous people are having an effect on American businesses. What is being called the Weinstein Effect has men i

VOA标准英语2011--Sexual Harassment Looms Larger Than Cain in US

Sexual Harassment Looms Larger Than Cain in US While Republican party presidential hopeful Herman Cain continues to dismiss accusations of sexual harassment in his past, his uncertain political plight has become a main focus of American media. Advoca

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Lynn Henning samples water for pollution from the large livestock farms near her home in rural Michigan. Lynn Henning samples the waters for pollution from the large livestock farms near her home in rural Michigan. But it's not her job. I have no che

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Abdumalik Bobaev, who reports on Uzbekistan for the Voice of America, is on trial for reporting, among other things, that journalists go to trial in Uzbekistan for doing their jobs. Abdumalik Bobaev, who has reported on Uzbekistan for VOA for the pas

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By Ish Mafundikwa Harare 16 November 2009 The Law Society of Zimbabwe on Monday petitioned the Minister of Justice to stop harassing its members. The lawyers say law enforcement agents are harassing them for carrying out their duties. At least 70 la

美国国家公共电台 NPR Women Are Speaking Up About Harassment And Abuse, But Why Now?

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: For decades, women generally kept quiet about being sexually harassed or even assaulted at work. But just in the last few weeks, hundreds have come forward with their own stories. So what's changed? Are we at a turning point when

美国国家公共电台 NPR Nike Sees Executive Departures In Harassment Reckoning

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Nike is going through an executive shakeup over sexism and harassment in the workplace, and now the shoe and athletic gear company is trying to rebuild. From Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland, Erica Morrison has the story. E

美国国家公共电台 NPR Report Detailing Harassment At NPR Cites 'High Level Of Distrust' Of Management

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We're going to take the next few minutes to talk about our own organization. NPR's board of directors has released an outside report that looks at a sexual harassment scandal involving NPR's former top news executive Mike Oreskes.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tensions Build In NPR Newsroom Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: I let you down. I should have acted faster and more decisively - the words of NPR CEO Jarl in an email to our newsroom. He met with NPR staff this afternoon two days after he asked for the resignation of senior vice president

美国国家公共电台 NPR Of Power, Predators And Innocent Mistakes: The Complex Problems Of Sexual Harassment

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And this is The Call-In. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GARCIA-NAVARRO: We're looking at sexual harassment and posing the question, what behavior crosses the line? This past week, more men in positions of power lost their jobs due to

美国国家公共电台 NPR Chairman Steps Down As NPR Grapples With Harassment Crisis

ELISE HU, HOST: More fallout here at NPR today over sexual harassment concerns. The chairman of NPR's board of directors has decided to step down from that role, and a senior editor is now on leave. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik and NPR re

美国国家公共电台 NPR Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support 'Zero Tolerance' On Sexual Harassment

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The climate surrounding sexual harassment has changed drastically in the past few years, and Americans overwhelmingly favor a zero-tolerance policy. Those are findings of a poll NPR conducted with the firm Ipsos. NPR's Danielle K

美国国家公共电台 NPR In A Crisis Of Sexual Harassment, Whither The Office Romance?

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The near-daily stream of revelations of sexual harassment has become a cultural crisis. So we asked one of our cultural correspondents to think about the place where many of these incidents seem to happen - the workplace, where p

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Look At The Evolution Of Sexual Harassment Training Videos

A Look At The Evolution Of Sexual Harassment Training Videos ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Thirty-seven years ago, sexual harassment in the workplace became illegal. That led to the creation of the first harassment training videos. This one, called Power Pinch,

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Kentucky, A 'Culture Of Indifference' To Sexual Harassment In Prisons

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's not hard to conjure up how difficult life could be for women who work in prisons. Obviously, there are the long hours and the tough conditions. But female prison workers sometimes have to deal with an additional burden. We'r

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Later, Jess and Ann sit down at their desks Jess: [Checking her e-mail] Did Bean send these dirty jokes to you, too? Look! Ann: What a creep! Phony good luck e-mails are one thing, but sexual harassment is crossing the line. Jess: No wonder he asked

美国国家公共电台 NPR Time Is Running Short For Congress' Sexual Harassment Bill

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: For months, Congress has promised to overhaul how it handles allegations of sexual misconduct against its own. But for all the energy around the Me Too movement, nothing has changed on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers say they will pass som