Sexual harassment in academia: legal and administrative challenges.

Full Abstract

Guidelines and institutional policies regarding sexual harassment in academia have a relatively short and controversial background. Deference to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines in employment sexual harassment incidents guides much of the thinking in contemporary courts. Title IX of the Educational Amendments and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 are but two of the legal redresses available to students with harassment grievance complaints. Lack of definition of the term as well as research studies in nursing complicate the issue of sexual harassment. The potential impact of harassment on nursing students both in the classroom and in the practice area is significant. Nursing administrators and educators must be proactive in writing and implementing policies regarding sexual harassment.

Author information

Author/s: Dowell, M (M);

Affiliation: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: The Journal of nursing education (J Nurs Educ), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1992-Jan; vol 31 (issue 1) : pp 5-9

Dates: Created 1992/04/16; Completed 1992/04/16; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 1312151, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: J Nurs Educ. 1992 Jan;31(1):3-4. (PMID: 1312146)

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