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Did Joe Biden Do Something Wrong? And What Have We Learned?

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Neither of the women who have said that former Vice President Joseph Biden was essentially too familiar with them some time ago, in one case kissing the back the head and the other holding her face and rubbing noses, appears … Continue reading →

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Are Some in the Press Guilty of Covert Sexism? Again?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by admin

You really should read this opinion piece by Paul Waldman published in the Washington Post. And not because you’re an Elizabeth Warren fan. The author is agnostic about who will make the best Democratic Party presidential candidate. But he sees how … Continue reading →

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The Kavanaugh Advantage

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

As we wait to hear if  Professor Christine Blasey will acquiesce to what her attorney described as not a “good faith” process, consider what is being asked of her.  If we look at the four options presented by Senator Chuck Grassley, … Continue reading →

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Harvard Business Review Article – Using The Spectrum of Sexual Misconduct

Posted on July 16, 2018 by admin

Attached here is an article I published with The Harvard Business Review online.  In it how organizations and individuals can use the Spectrum of Sexual misconduct is described as well as experiences of those already using it.

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Spectrum of Sexual Misconduct at Work (Level One Revised)

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

As the Spectrum of Sexual Misconduct at Work (see in blog below) is meant to be a guide rather than a set of cut-and-dried categories, I’ve altered the label for level one.  The first level is now “Generally Not Offensive” … Continue reading →

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“Some People Say” Journalism Opens the Door to Duping Americans

Posted on March 22, 2018 by admin

In 2011, I published a Huffington Post blog about “some people say” journalism. That was long before the last U.S. presidential election, long before we knew about the extent of Russian meddling.  Yet, the ideas in that blog bear repeating. … Continue reading →

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Workplace Deafness and Hostility — Foundations of Sexual Misconduct Complaints

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

The intensity of the MeToo movement came as a surprise to many people, especially men.  Yet, the study of sexual harassment in social science goes back a long way.  Also in the popular press.  In 1994, the cover story of the … Continue reading →

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Can “Zero Tolerance” Come Anywhere Near Zero?

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Having spent a career studying how we use words to convey meaning, I wasn’t surprised to see that the term “zero tolerance,” no matter how emphatically expressed, is being used to mean different things by different people. A case in … Continue reading →

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“Did I Do Enough?” What Most Women (And Likely Clinton) Have Asked Themselves

Posted on January 29, 2018 by admin

Countless women have reported the discomfort and guilt they’ve felt over the years before #MeToo allowed them to speak out and speak up.  Lingering self-doubt and self-blame are part of the reason why so many women have come forward to … Continue reading →

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Spectrum of Sexual Misconduct at Work (Draft 3)

Posted on January 22, 2018 by admin

Since I first introduced the Spectrum of Sexual Misconduct at Work —  SSMW (see blow below), I’ve done some additional work. Here is the latest: SPECTRUM OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AT WORK (SSMW) — Kathleen Kelley Reardon, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, University … Continue reading →

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