When you experience or witness illegal activity in the workplace, you may be unsure of what to do next. You know that reporting wrongdoing is critical, but what if your employer finds out it was you who reported the activity? Speaking out can be intimidating and...
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Both patients and employer drive gender bias in medicine
There are many challenges to working in the medical field. However, women face added hurdles to creating long, lasting careers in medicine. Gender bias from both employers and patients often create unnecessary barriers in this field. Most people go into the health...
Why do you need to know about your Fourth Amendment rights?
You have certain rights granted to you by the Constitution, and it is in your interests to know in detail what these rights mean for you. The Fourth Amendment protects you against unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement, something that could be very...
Which industries have the highest rates of sexual harassment?
Sexual harassment is not a problem that is limited to certain industries. Unfortunately, such occurrences can occur in all types of workplaces. Even though awareness of the issue has risen in recent years, unfortunately, instances of sexual harassment — most...
Male-dominated law enforcement culture leaves some vulnerable
The intense camaraderie and protectiveness that law enforcement officers feel toward one another is a source of professional pride for many in the industry. However, the so-called thin blue line that officers dare not cross by getting one another in trouble can leave...
African-American women face the double threat of misogyny noir
There are multiple kinds of discrimination that people can face, and some populations of people are subject to more than one kind of discrimination. Most people understand that women can face gender-based discrimination or abuse in their workplace. Quite a few others...
Fear of workplace retaliation keeps victims of harassment quiet
Women working in law enforcement, whether they patrol the roads as police officers or secure prisons as correctional officers, do great civil service as part of their daily work. They likely take a lot of pride in the job that they do while also putting their safety...
What constitutes sexual harassment in New Mexico?
You love your new place of employment, but there's a problem. One of the coworkers that you need to be around frequently keeps commenting on your looks. It seemed harmless at first, since they were saying they liked your hair or a certain part of your outfit, but now...
What is a whistleblower? Here’s what you should know
You were at work when you saw your managers having a relatively private meeting at an unusual time. You thought you saw money change hands, which seemed odd. You ignored it at the time, but you later overheard someone talking about the "bonus" they'd gotten after...
Female police officers take a stand against harassment
Nine female officers took a stand against sexual harassment and gender discrimination in a recent lawsuit against the Philadelphia Police Department. According to Billy Penn, it roughly equals one suit every other month for the east coast station.The court documents...
