Politiken gegen sexuelle Belastigung am Arbeitsplatz: USA, EU und Deutschland
In: Neue soziale Bewegungen: Forschungsjournal, Band 14, Heft 2, S. 92-94
ISSN: 0933-9361
Reviews one of the more prominent developments of the women's movement: that sexism & violence against women is openly discussed, & is often a political subject as a result. Though long criticized for its prudishness & legislative behavior with regard to sexual issues in the workplace, US legal developments in this area have been mirrored in many EU states, especially Germany. In this article, the author explores the reasons for these developments, focusing on a variety of factors, including the diffusion processes, public European discussion over US developments, & transnational political opportunity structures. The author argues that gender relations must be viewed not only from a national perspective, but a supranational one when studying the political effect of women's movements, especially gender-specific political & national opportunity structures with regard to the representation of women's interests in the workplace. 6 References. C. Houle