Carly McCann is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Economics at UMass Amherst. Her research interests include gender and labor, feminist economics, and employment discrimination. Her recent work examined employer responses to sexual harassment charges filed with the EEOC. Her current work analyzes workplace pregnancy discrimination.
Two-thirds of people who report workplace sexual harassment say they lost their jobs or are retaliated against in other ways. Most never receive any money.
Sexual harassment is a pressing national issue in both the public sphere and many workplaces. Recent high-profile allegations in the media, government, and prominent firms as well as the accompanying social movements (such as #TimesUp and #MeToo) have raised the visibility of sexual harassment, strongly suggesting that workplace sexual harassment has not been effectively addressed—or perhaps even taken seriously—by many employers.