A Global Problem: Workplace Sexual Harassment

A Global Problem: Workplace Sexual Harassment

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The ouster of Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly has put workplace sexual harassment back in the headlines.

The O’Reilly case is a high profile one example of an issue that remains rampant in the U.S. A 2015 Cosmopolitan survey found that one in every three women has been sexually harassed at work. 

How does that compare to Europe? We dig into statistics and underlying causes with Abigail Saguy, professor of sociology at UCLA and author of What is Sexual Harassment? From Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne.