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This paper shows that in order to understand and to resolve the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace, the corporate world will have to relinquish some myths. Sexual harassment does not result from ignorance about fact or law. It is not merely a cultural, gender, or communication problem. It is a problem which will be resolved only when the corporate world recognizes that sexual harassment is a moral problem and provides moral education for employees. Until then, it will remain an explosive problem for communication specialists.
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Vaughana Macy Feary, is currently teaching philosophy courses at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Madison Campus) and works as an education and ethics consultant for museums, hospitals, and correctional facilities. She is the author of articles in applied ethics which include an article, “Taking the Right to Freedom of Commercial Speech Seriously” published in the Journal of Business Ethics last year.
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Feary, V.M. Sexual harassment: Why the corporate world still doesn't “Get It”. J Bus Ethics 13, 649–662 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00871812
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00871812