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Over 40% of Women in Tech Say They've Been Harassed by a Boss Or Investor, According to New Report
Roughly 43% of women founders say the harassment occurred within the last 12 months, according to a Women Who Tech report.
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Commander Seeks to Get Embattled Fort Hood ‘Back on Track'
As Fort Hood’s commander, Lt. Gen. Pat White faces the immense task of rebuilding trust and turning around an installation with one of the highest rates of murder, sexual assault and harassment in the Army.
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15 Ex-Employees of DC's NFL Team Allege Sexual Harassment, Report Says
More than a dozen female former employees of Washington’s NFL team say they were sexually harassed on the job, according to a bombshell report published Thursday by The Washington Post. The women described relentless verbal abuse that they say top executives ignored and even condoned. Former marketing coordinator Emily Applegate spoke on the record with the Post and NBC...
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Army Identifies Buried Remains as Missing Texas Soldier Vanessa Guillen
An Army commander confirmed Monday that dismembered remains found last week buried near Fort Hood belonged to a 20-year-old soldier who vanished more than two months ago from the Texas base.
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Chris D'Elia Responds to Accusations of Sexually Harassing Underage Girls
Multiple women are accusing comedian Chris D’Elia of sexual harassment and grooming.
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Betsy DeVos' New Title IX Rules Will Shake Up How K-12 Schools Handle Sexual Harassment
New regulations released Wednesday by the Education Department will change how K-12 schools respond to students’ reports of sexual assault and harassment, requiring administrators to more formally investigate claims and share the evidence with accused students and their parents, NBC News reports.
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Landlords Are Targeting Vulnerable Tenants to Solicit Sex in Exchange for Rent, Advocates Say
Some landlords are taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak, soliciting sexual favors in lieu of rent payments from economically vulnerable tenants, according to advocates. Khara Jabola-Carolus, executive director of the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, said her office has received more reports of landlords sexually harassing their tenants in the last two weeks than it had in…
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Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Under Investigation by NY Attorney General
New York authorities are investigating celebrity chef Mario Batali after uncovering information during a separate probe of a Manhattan restaurant, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. The state announced a sexual harassment settlement Tuesday for 11 former employees of West Village restaurant The Spotted Pig, where Batali was once an investor. Attorney General Letitia James, at a news conference on…
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Uber to Pay $4.4 Million to End Federal Sexual Harassment Probe
Uber Technologies Inc. will establish a $4.4 million fund to settle a federal investigation into allegations that the San Francisco company allowed a rampant culture of sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday.
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Video Game Maker to Pay $10 Million in Gender Bias Case
The maker of popular video game League of Legends has agreed to pay $10 million to female employees to settle a broad gender discrimination case. Los Angeles-based Riot Games will pay about 1,000 current and former female employees who have worked at the company in the last five years. The case against Riot Games claimed the company paid women less…
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Former Scottish Leader Alex Salmond Charged With Attempted Rape
Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond, one of the country’s best-known politicians, appeared in court on Thursday on charges including attempted rape and sexual assault. Salmond was arrested Wednesday, and faces 14 charges including nine counts of sexual assault and two of attempted rape. In a brief statement outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Salmond said: “I am innocent of any criminality whatsoever.”...
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Comedian Andy Dick Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations
Allegations of inappropriate behavior, some rising to the level of a criminal offense, are piling up against comedian Andy Dick.
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Sexual Harassment by Generation
The jury that found Bill Cosby guilty at his sexual assault retrial said the MeToo movement had nothing to do with their decision. Rather, they said they were *only* influenced by what happened in court. If that’s the case…then what has the me too movement changed? Are women reporting sexual harassment more often? Are they being taken more seriously? Multiple...
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Amazon Drops Jeffrey Tambor from ‘Transparent'
Amazon announced “Transparent” actor Jeffrey Tambor will not be back for the fifth season web series. The statement follows the conclusion of an internal investigation into the Emmy-award winning actor, who stood against two sexual harassment accusations. An amazon’s spokesperson did not disclose specifics of the departure.
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Committee Will Probe Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Guess' Co-Founder
Guess Inc. says the board formed on Wednesday a special committee comprised of two independent directors to oversee an ongoing probe into allegations of improper conduct by its co-founder Paul Marciano.
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Democratic Lawmakers Call for Sen. Franken to Resign
A number of Democratic senators called on Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) to resign, following multiple sexual harassment allegations. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) discussed her call for his resignation during a news conference.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Accused of Sexual Harassment
Danielle Young, a journalist for “The Root,” has accused civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson of sexually harassing her at a photo-op event three years ago. Young says Jackson groped her and made a lewd comment.
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Los Angeles, New York City, London Chase Growing Number of Sex Cases
Police in London, Los Angeles and New York are working to untangle an ever-growing mass of sexual assault and harassment complaints against powerful men, creating challenges even for big cities used to handling celebrities.
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Angela Lansbury Under Fire for Saying Women ‘Must Sometimes Take Blame' for Sexual Harassment
In the wake of an outpouring of sexual misconduct allegations against men in the entertainment industry, media and politics in recent weeks, British-born actress Angela Lansbury has said that women are partially responsible for sexual harassment. “We must sometimes take blame, women,” the 92-year-old actress told Radio Times. “I really do think that. Although it’s awful to say we can’t...
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Radio Host Tweeden Accuses Sen. Franken of Nonconsensual Groping, Kissing
Radio host and Fox News panelist Leeann Tweeden held a press conference Thursday detailing her experience on a 2006 USO tour with then-comedian Al Franken and alleged that Franken forcibly kissed her during a skit written by Franken. She also said he groped her while she was asleep, providing photographic evidence. Sen. Franken has issued an apology and is open…