ABSTRACT
Sexual harassment and gender discrimination were nonissues prior to the end of the twentieth century. Media coverage of the Clarence omas Supreme Court conrmation hearings in 1991 and other highly publicized sexual harassment claims resulted in a sharp increase in workplace sexual harassment charges and lawsuits (Cunningham and Benavides-Espinoza 2008). Sex-based charges of discrimination led with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPA) increased by almost 40% between 1992 and 2012, and monetary awards have increased from $30.7 million to $138.7 million over the same time period. In addition, the percentage of men ling sexual harassment claims has steadily increased over time, from 9.1% in 1992 to 16.3% in 2011 (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2014).
