TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Sexual harassment, workplace authority, and the paradox of power
JO  - American sociological review
A1  - McLaughlin, Heather
A1  - Uggen, Christopher
A1  - Blackstone, Amy
SP  - 625
EP  - 647
VL  - 77
IS  - 4
N2  - Power is at the core of feminist theories of sexual harassment, although it has rarely been measured directly in terms of workplace authority. Popular characterizations portray male supervisors harassing female subordinates, but power-threat theories suggest that women in authority may be more frequent targets. This article analyzes longitudinal survey data and qualitative interviews from the Youth Development Study to test this idea and to delineate why and how supervisory authority, gender nonconformity, and workplace sex ratios affect harassment. Relative to nonsupervisors, female supervisors are more likely to report harassing behaviors and to define their experiences as sexual harassment. Sexual harassment can serve as an equalizer against women in power, motivated more by control and domination than by sexual desire. Interviews point to social isolation as a mechanism linking harassment to gender nonconformity and women's authority, particularly in male-dominated work settings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-1224
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003122412451728
ID  - ref1
ER  -