Program Description

It is clear the #MeToo movement has had incredible successes, such as the investigations brought against Harvey Weinstein, empowering victims of sexual assault, the #TimesUp movement, and organizations actively taking a stance against sexual harassment. However, the #MeToo movement has sparked noticeable pitfalls, including the withdrawal of men in senior roles from mentoring women at work. We will first discuss how the #MeToo movement has affected the workplace, define sexual harassment, and then focus specifically on how to effectively prevent and address sexual harassment in the workplace. Attendees will leave this session with concrete, implementable plans to both prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and combat the unanticipated negative consequences associated with the #MeToo movement.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Alexandra Zelin is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She graduated with her Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of Akron in 2017. Her research and practice focus on gender equality and the prevention of sexual harassment and assault both in and out of the workplace. She has published in journals such as Violence Against Women and has an upcoming book chapter in the Handbook of Interpersonal Violence discussing why current sexual harassment trainings in organizations are ineffective and how to fix them.

Recertification Credits

SHRM 1.0; HRCI 1.0

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