Prof. Baker takes us through the history of the movement against sexual harassment.
Governor Cuomo has resigned due, in part, to allegations of sexual harassment by him on about a dozen women. But what does the term sexual harassment mean? According to Professor Baker, its legal definition derives from the intensity and pervasiveness of the harassment. And amazingly, in the last 46 years since the term "sexual harassment" has been coined, the rates of sexual harassment have pretty much remained the same. But progress, however slow, is being made after the me-too moment.
Join me in this podcast conversation with Professor Carrie Baker of Smith College, whose research focus is on women's legal history, gender and public policy, and feminist activism. She is the author of The Women’s Movement Against Sexual Harassment, a 2008 book, and Sexual Harassment Law, a 2020 book. This is the link to Professor Baker's academic homepage: https://www.smith.edu/academics/faculty/carrie-baker
