The reasonable woman standard: Effects on sexual harrassment court decisions.
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2004
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Perry, E.
Kulik, C.T.
Bourhis, A.
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Law and Human Behavior, 2004; 28(1):9-27
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Some federal courts have used a reasonable woman standard rather than the traditional reasonable man or reasonable person standard to determine whether hostile environment sexual harassment has occurred. The current research examined the impact of the reasonable woman standard on federal district court decisions, controlling for other factors found to affect sexual harassment court decisions. Results indicated that there was a weak relationship between whether a case followed a reasonable woman precedent-setting case and the likelihood that the court decision favored the plaintiff. The implications of our findings for individuals and organizations involved in sexual harassment claims are discussed.
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