In her provocative and vitally important book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, Sheryl Sandberg ends with: “My goal is that this book is not the end of the conversation but the beginning.”
We will continue the conversation with a panel composed of successful women who are role models for women and men alike. Please save the date!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 | 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Reception immediately to follow.
The all-male Supreme Court of Iowa re-affirmed its holding that an employer did not engage in sexual harassment when an employee was fired by her boss because he found her sexually irresistible. He was afraid that, if she remained employed, he would not be able to control the temptation to have a sexual relationship with her in violation of his marital vows.
The Court held this was not because of her gender but because of his “feelings” specific to the employee. But wouldn’t that same analysis apply to quid pro quo harassment? Quid pro quo harassment occurs, among other circumstances, where an employer fires a particular employee because she or he refuses to submit to “sexual feelings” that a manager has for her or him. Continue reading She’s Too Sexy For Her Job
My most recent blog, Boys Without A Club.
Published by SHRM Blog.
This blog does not constitute legal advice, create an attorney-client relationship or apply to specific factual situations.