title: Sexual harassment: the "reasonable person" vs "reasonable woman" standards have not been resolved.
abstract: Previous research suggests that women are more likely than men to perceive a hostile environment of sexual harassment in job-related scenarios. Such findings raise questions about whether a "reasonable woman" standard might be preferable to a "reasonable person" standard for adjudication of some sexual harassment cases. There are sound arguments for both positions, and there is no basis at the present time for unequivocal and categorical support for one position over the other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Woody
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Viney
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Bensko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017406:Sexual Harassment / Q000523:psychology*; D012931:Social Environment; D014933:Women's Rights