Li Yinhe talks about sex

Chapter 27 Concerning Sexual Harassment

The broadest definition of sexual harassment refers to unwanted sexual demands imposed in a relationship of unequal power. …which included verbal sexual innuendo or teasing, repeated leering or winking, forced kissing, backing up with threats of losing the employee's job, making lewd demands and coerced sexual relations.

Not long ago, the first sexual harassment case in the country was concluded in favor of the plaintiff.This case is not only of great significance in the judicial history of our country, but also of great significance to feminism.The No.1 person who put forward the concept of "sexual harassment" is American feminist lawyer McKinnon. She is committed to creating feminist legal theories and promoting legal reform.She made sexual harassment a crime.The introduction of this concept has completely changed the attitude of American law towards women.

Since sexual harassment does not seem to be a crime to the extent of violation and coercion, it is difficult to define it legally and academically.McKinnon defines it as: "The broadest definition of sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual demands imposed by a relationship of unequal power. . . . which includes verbal sexual innuendo or teasing, constant ogles or winks , forcibly kissing, backing up employees with threats of losing their jobs, making indecent demands and coerced sexual relations."

McKinnon, who was involved in a lawyer's group in the 70s, was told about a female staff member named Camita' Wood.The female employee had to quit her job to avoid harassment from her boss.Since she resigned for "personal reasons," she is not entitled to unemployment benefits.McKinnon was so outraged by the incident that he wrote a complaint whose main argument was that sexual harassment is a form of discrimination based on gender.

In 1977, in a case in which a female victim had to bow to her boss's wishes to keep her job, a Colombian appeals court heard McKinnon's defense that the sexual harassment stemmed directly from the victim's social status. In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld it, and McKinnon won his fight.

据美国一个妇女组织在1978年至1979年对198名联邦女雇员的调査，有40%的人曾在工作岗位上受到过性骚扰；有25%的人因抗拒此类骚扰而被停止晋升；11%的人被调离；57%的人被解雇。另据美国《红书》杂志对9000余名妇女的调查，约有88%的人曾经受过不同程度的性骚扰。据美国劳动妇女协会的一项调查，在155名愿意提供答复的妇女中，有70%的人因不忍受性骚扰而被迫失业。

In November 1991, Anita Hill publicly accused her former boss, Supreme Court nominee Lawrence Justice Thomas, of sexual harassment against her.So far, McKinnon's concept of sexual harassment has gained unprecedented development.Sexual harassment has become a household crime thanks to live television coverage of Senate hearings.

In the following years, many countries followed suit, such as France. In 1992, France passed a draft law against sexual harassment proposed by the Secretary of State for Women's Rights, Veronique.There are many surveys and countermeasures on sexual harassment in various countries, and sexual harassment is becoming a new crime common in the world.

Today, my country's first sexual harassment case has been successfully concluded, and a sexual harassment case in Beijing is also in the process of litigation.Stopping sexual harassment through legal means can effectively protect the rights and interests of vulnerable groups, so that powerful groups in society cannot do whatever they want.We should also further improve the legislation on sexual harassment, so as to not only effectively improve people's working environment, but also greatly improve the basic quality of all citizens.

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