Trainings’ use of ‘cartoonish,unrealistic’ examples could be partially to blame for men’s subsequent dismissal of allegations, says Berkeley professorSexual harassment courses aimed at preventing workplace discrimination can bear the opposite effect, and making men less capable of perceiving inappropriate behavior and more likely to blame victims,according to academic studies that cast doubt on traditional training programs.
One researcher who has questioned the effectiveness of harassment prevention classes is Lauren Edelman, a professor of law and sociology at the University of California Berkeley, and the prestigious school that has been at the middle of a series of high-profile faculty misconduct scandals in recent months.
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Source: theguardian.com