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The Slippery Slope: Struggling for Equity in the Academy in the Era of # MeToo
Author(s) -
Knepper Hillary J.,
Scutelnicu Gina,
Tekula Rebecca
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.13208
Subject(s) - harassment , scholarship , redress , gender equity , public relations , verbal abuse , criminology , psychology , political science , sociology , social psychology , gender studies , poison control , suicide prevention , law , medicine , environmental health
Abstract The complexity of the sexual harassment language of the #MeToo movement creates discontinuities that may muddy intended communications. Yet understanding this language provides a fuller picture of the experiences that women face . Gender harassment has persisted in the workplace despite long‐standing antidiscrimination policies , perhaps because of a universal failure to recognize all forms of it—some of which are more pervasive and common than sexual abuse . This article considers the ability of the academy to affect sexual harassment in public administration . It discusses the implications of gender harassment , the least recognized form of sexual harassment , and makes recommendations for overcoming gender barriers in the academy and in practice . Evidence‐based guidance for advancing women in the academy may create more equitable and just spaces for teaching and learning . Public administration classrooms and scholarship represent critical opportunities to recognize patterns of organizational practice and systematically redress gender harassment in the workplace .