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The serious problem of sexual harassment on the job - and the great need to combat it - is drawing lots of attention, thanks in part to the widely publicized reports of alleged harassment by some highly prominent men.
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The serious problem of sexual harassment on the job - and the great need to combat it - is drawing lots of attention, thanks in part to the widely publicized reports of alleged harassment by some highly prominent men.
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Thanks to the recent widely publicized reports of alleged sexual harassment by some highly prominent men, the serious problem of sexual harassment on the job has drawn lots of attention from unions and other advocates of working women. And for good reason.
A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll indicated that nearly two-thirds of Americans now consider sexual harassment a problem. The poll also showed that about one-fourth of the country's working women report having been sexually harassed on the job.
The Post noted that the increasing concern about harassment may very well explain the withdrawal of Republican Herman Cain from the presidential race amid allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances while heading the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
Cain, of course, denied the accusations. But the Post says that by a ratio of more than two to one, women who said they...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:Commentator Dick Meister says strong action is needed to combat sexual harassment on the job.
OUTRO:Dick Meister is a long-time labor and political journalist.
