Scope

The basic definition of sexual harassment comes from the United Stated Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): "Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment." This Research Guide will assist you in finding information about the legal, historical, psychological and social aspects of sexual harassment.

Overview

Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook
College Library Reference Collection: KF 4758 E36 1997

Encyclopedia of Psychology
College Library Reference Collection: BF 31 E52 2000
Refer to: "Sexual Harassment," volume 7, pages 251-254

The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions
College Library Reference Collection: KF 4548 O97 1999
Refer to: "Sexual Harassment" and "Hostile Work Environment"

Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for New Era
College Library Reference Collection: RA 778 N49 2005
Refer to: "Sexual Harassment"

Feminism: A Reference Handbook
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 1410 H365 1998
Refer to: "Sexual Harassment"

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
College Library Reference Collection: BJ 63 A66 1998
Refer to: "Sexual Harassment," volume 3, pages 83-10

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 1990 - to date (updated daily)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) includes the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources and provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

sexual harassment
sex discrimination
sexual ethics
sex* discrimination and employment
sex* and workplace
sex* and employment

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

GenderWatch 1980 - to date (updated quarterly)
A women's and gender issues database with full-text coverage of most journals. Basic instructions for GenderWatch

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

More Databases:

Business Full Text 1982 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 400 key business periodicals, including trade magazines and scholarly journals, covering all aspects of business. Basic instructions for Business Full Text

CQ Researcher November 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
Contains weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly that cover the most current and controversial issues. Basic instructions for CQ Researcher

Education Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 400 scholarly and trade periodicals and selected monographs in education, educational psychology, college life, teacher education and evaluation. Basic instructions for Education Full Text

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Dates Vary (updated daily)
Contains the full-text articles from U.S. and international newspapers (including the New York Times, June 1980 - to date), as well as some news and business magazines and trade journals. The truncation symbol is an exclamation point (!). Basic instructions for Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

Readers' Guide Full Text and Retrospective 1890 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 240 popular magazines in a wide range of subject areas. Full-text coverage of 131 titles begins with 1994. Basic instructions for Readers' Guide Full Text

Social Sciences Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 415 scholarly journals in economics, politics, public administration, public health, sociology, criminology, environmental and urban studies, psychology and anthropology. Basic instructions for Social Sciences Full Text

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on Sexual Harassment can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

sexual harassment
sexual harassment United States
sexual harassment of women
sexual harassment of women United States
sex discrimination
sex discrimination against women
http and sexual harassment (to find electronic resources)

Internet Sites

Information on Sexual Harassment
http://www.de.psu.edu/harassment/
This site created by Nancy Wyatt, an Associate Professor at Penn State University, contains useful definitions, cases/examples, and general information about sexual harassment.

9to5, National Association of Working Women
http://feminist.com/9to5.htm
9to5 works with women to eliminate sexual harassment in the work place through its training programs, workshops and publications such as "The 9 to 5 Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment."

Sexual Harassment Resources
http://library.uncg.edu/depts/docs/us/harassment.asp
An annotated list of key sites on sexual harassment and gender equity from the U.S. government and military, educational institutions, professional organizations, and other groups.

Wisconsin Sexual Harassment Laws
http://wsll.state.wi.us/topic/laborlaw/harass.html
The Wisconsin State Law Library's topical research guide on sexual harassment, located within the Labor and Employment research guide, provides links to Wisconsin and Federal sources of information on sexual harassment laws.

Equity and Diversity Resource Center: UW-Madison
http://oed.wisc.edu/
Located in UW-Madison's Bascom Hall, the EDRC "provides leadership and education to university employees and students on principles of equity and diversity to promote respectful and supportive work and learning environments."

Statistics

FedStats Dates Vary (updated continually)
FedStats provides access to the statistics found in the publications of more than 70 United States federal government agencies. Searches on FedStats provide direct links to federal agency statistical publications in both full-text and tabular format.

Statistical Universe 1973 - to date (updated monthly)
Contains the full text of more than 800 U.S. government statistical publications. Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe is available to UW-Madison registered users.