Amanda Knox Claims She Was Sexually Harassed in Prison


Updated 10/11/11 6:22 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Amanda Knox Sexually Harassed in Prison

As Amanda Knox enjoys her first days of freedom, the American public is learning more details about her ordeal overseas in an Italian prison. Amanda's dad, Curt Knox, has opened up about what life was like for his daughter during her four years of incarceration. He spoke with CBS's 48 Hours Mystery, and the program will share details from a letter Amanda wrote discussing manipulation and sexual Read more

5 Warning Signs That a Professional Contact Is Interested in You


Updated 07/01/11 12:46 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Is My Co-Worker Interested in Me?

Although relationships often bloom in the workplace, sometimes the attention from those who are interested in you is unwanted and uncomfortable. A good way to avoid these romantic entanglements is to stop it before it goes any further. I can't tell you how many times my girlfriends have had to deal with this, and although some are skilled at dodging these awkward situations, there are some that Read more

3 Ways Joe Biden Wants to Stop Sexual Violence on Campus


Updated 04/05/11 3:10 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

3 Ways Joe Biden Wants to Stop Sexual Violence on Campus

When a Good Morning America reporter showed up on Yale's campus recently to look into the campus's alleged hostile sexual environment, a male student provided a demonstration by interrupting the interview to shout a sexually explicit remark. The school is currently under investigation for violating Title IX of the Civil Rights Act and has been home to many scandals, including a fraternity rape Read more

Speed Read — American Apparel CEO Faces More Sexual Harassment Accusations


Updated 03/24/11 10:10 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 0 comments

American Apparel CEO Sued For Sexual Harassment

Four more women sue Dov Charney for sexual harassment — New York Times Carine Roitfeld reveals her first post-Vouge gig — Fashionologie Tea Party favorite Michelle Bachman considering presidential run — CNN Robert Pattinson says the next Twilight movie will be racy — PopSugar Breastfeeding women perceived as less competent — Double Celebrities pay tribute to Elizabeth Taylor — Read more

Ogling Men Lower Women's Math Scores


Updated 01/27/11 2:20 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Ogling Men Lower Women's Math Scores

When I took my entrance exam to a Jesuit high school, the girls and boys were separated — girls on one floor, boys on the other. I dismissed it as Catholic paranoia, but it turns out the school was onto something. A new study found that women do worse on math tests after being subjected to the "male gaze." We already know any gender gap in math is due to stereotypes ingrained into girls and Read more

Mrs. Thomas's Unreal Voice Mail Puts Anita Hill in the News Again


Updated 10/21/10 7:54 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

Ginni Thomas Leaves Anita Hill a Voice Mail

It's one thing to contact "the other woman" with hopes of getting some answers or closure when your partner cheats on you. It's a whole other thing to call a woman who accused your husband of sexual harassment almost 20 years ago and ask her for an apology. Decades ago, Anita Hill privately filed her complaints about the future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and it wasn't until those Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow on the Casting Couch


Updated 10/08/10 11:56 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 3 comments

Gwyneth Paltrow on the Casting Couch

"When I started out, someone suggested that we finish a meeting in the bedroom. I left. I was pretty shocked. I could see how someone who didn't know better might worry, 'My career will be ruined if I don't give this guy a blow job!'" — In Elle's women in Hollywood issue, Gwyneth Paltrow describes what women are sometimes expected to do to get ahead in the movie industry. She managed to skip Read more

Mad Men: Was It a Smart Career Move For Peggy to Fire Joey?


Updated 09/14/10 12:04 PM · Posted by SavvySugar · 2 comments

Mad Men Office Politics

Peggy may have Don's respect, but does she have anyone else's? The office politics battle in Mad Men intensified last night when Peggy took the initiative to fire Joey on Joan's behalf. The 26-year-old copywriter went to her boss, creative director Don, to seek his help in dealing with a sexual harassment problem that Joan was facing. Don responded with the old "boys will be boys" line and Read more

Male Brazilians Create Some Hairy Situations


Updated 08/23/10 11:28 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 13 comments

Male Brazilians Create Some Hairy Situations

"At first it was the gays, then the straights, for the chest and the back," a wax technician tells Salon. "But now, many straight men come to me for the full Brazilian." Then it gets creepy. "Guys think that since they're naked, you're gonna give them head," another technician confessed. The male Brazilian, when a man waxes his highly sensitive nether region, has become a bit of a rare luxury Read more

Say What? Cindy Adams Tells Victims to Deal With Harassment


Updated 04/28/10 9:59 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 16 comments

Cindy Adams Tells Sexual Harassment Victims to 'Deal With It'

"Calling a lawyer to say, 'I'm suing because this guy laid his hands on me'? Oh, please, if that's his only part he laid on you, get some nail extensions and inform Larry Lothario next time you'll rake him like the leaves. Deal with it." — New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams, in her column yesterday, advised fellow female victims of sexual harassment and assult to get over it, just Read more