The study found people are more apt to believe sexual harassment claims by women who are young,"conventionally attractive" and appear and act feminine. It examined who observers think is harassed, what constitutes harassment and how claims of harassment are perceived. "People might delude themselves into thinking they wouldn't be sexually harassed," Bandt-Law said,"and then not go to the human resources and report it." "This paper helps us understand that stereotypes about women are guiding biased perceptions of sexual harassment," she said. "We're looking to see if we have biased perceptions when transgender women and black women are sexually harassed."

Source: The Star February 24, 2021 01:52 UTC