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Today in awful, a Pittsburgh cop is accused of offering to make women's legal problems go away if they "satisfied him" with various sexual favors. And it looks like his department may have waited years to do anything about it. More »
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Anyone who has ever worked in the restaurant industry can tell you that it can be incredibly unpleasant for everyone involved, but a new study has found that, in fact, it's an especially terrible place for women to work. To begin with, they make less money. Women servers who work full-time earn 68 percent of the salary their male counterparts make—and black women servers make only 60 percent. This disparity is explained largely by the fact that the highest-earning positions in the industry are dominated by men. For instance, only 19 percent of chefs are women. More »
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Anyone who travels regularly wants to believe that federal air marshals are friendly heroes who are aboard every single flight. (C'mon, it's possible). But the reality, unfortunately, is not so sunny. According to a new government report, air marshals might be fine to share a three-hour flight with, but they don't sound like they'd be too great to work with, particularly if you're a woman. More »
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It's embarrassing. It's uncomfortable. It's devastating. It's something women my age are taught to think is in the past. But, it's not. It is very much alive in 2012.  More »
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Two female employees are suing the Bloomington-Normal Public Transportation System for $250 million because their former boss allegedly harassed them — touching them, making gross gestures, and in one woman's case, talking about her husband's sperm. More »
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I punched someone on the street last night, which is a first for me. More »
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A former security director for the NBA alleges that when he spoke up about sexual harassment of female employees, he was given bad evaluations and fired. Now he's suing. More »
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A man who groped two young women's butts in a Harlem subway station wound up getting shot in the lower back when an off-duty police officer tried to arrest him. Officer Jason Butler got involved when a woman started calling for police because her 13-year-old daughter had been groped. Then an 18-year-old said she'd been touched too and pointed to 22-year-old Jacob Sanford, who was sitting on a bench. Butler showed his badge and tried to arrest Sanford, but they got into a fight and Sanford managed to lift Butler off the platform. Butler fired one shot because he was afraid that Sanford was about to throw him into the path of an oncoming train. Sanford was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition. He has 19 arrests, including two charges of assaulting police officers, and has admitted to the two gropings. More »
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Two separate incidents of questionable requests at fast food restaurants have led for renewed calls from the nation's lazy, horny potheads for diversified services at burger joints. More »
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A new study has found that over half of girls, and many boys, experience sexual harassment in middle or high school. And although some might claim that's just "kids being kids," victims suffer many ill effects. More »
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From the way former employees of the National Restaurant Association are talking about the sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain, you'd think everyone's first day involved a shirtless Brad Pitt cornering them in the hallway and explaining that the first and second rule of the NRA is that you don't talk about sexual harassment at the NRA. Though at least a dozen sources have talked to major news outlets about Cain's "agressive and unwanted" behavior, it's still clear what exactly that means. So far it seems that the three alleged victims aren't interested in becoming the next Anita Hill. On the one hand, it's good that no former associate has decided to make that decision for them by saying too much to the media. Yet as a result, the charges against Cain are so vague that many Americans don't see what the big deal is. More »
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Here's what you don't want in a news article about you: "Authorities say Swartz called businesses trying to get woman to talk to him about pantyhose." More »
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Science can't shut up about how men can't help the fact that they sometimes seem like they might be thinking with their penises because their brains force them to objectify women. New research suggests that they're actually not objectifying you per se; they're just re-imagining what sort of brain you possess. And the less you're wearing, the dumber and more fragile they think you are. More »
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In the most horrifying and bizarre story of relationship malfeasance we've heard in a long time, a man is charged with harassing his girlfriend under fake names and sending explicit pictures of her to her friends and family — all while they were still dating. More »
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A year ago, I posted about street harassment — specifically, that form of harassment women often experience in which random men "compliment" us and then feel entitled to our gratitude and attention in return, and often lash out with a barrage of misogynistic comments if they don't get it. More »
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Former Price Is Right model Lanisha Cole is suing the show's producers, alleging that they discriminated against and harassed her when one of them began dating another model. Part of the harassment: screaming at her while she was topless. More »
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We have a new entry in the Worst Attorney Ever competition: a Nebraska prosecutor who preferred to ignore child porn and talked about women enjoying rape. This and other failings are detailed in a letter written by his exasperated colleagues. More »
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This weekend, something pretty disgusting and criminal happened to me, but the police didn't seem to care. After a friend's shabbos party, I swiped into the turnstile and paid the Metropolitan Transit Authority the $2.25 they've decided it costs to transport me safely home. It was late, and when I got down the stairs I could tell from the signal lights that a train had just departed; I was alone on the platform. More »
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A Montana State University music professor is accused of having sex with a student and threatening her with negative career consequences if she broke things off. He denies it, but a university investigation supports the student's allegations. More »
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Last year, Rep. Kang Yong-seok, a forty-two year-old member of South Korea's nationally assembly, went out drinking with some female students, and allegedly gave them some career advice: Female broadcasters were willing to trade sex for getting ahead in their careers, so would they? More »
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A Sizzler restaurant in Forest Hills, Queens —yes, Sizzler is still around— is being slapped with a discrimination lawsuit after patron Liza Friedlander's "relaxing, enjoyable brunch" turned into "a horrifying ordeal of discrimination, violence and degradation": More »
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A trans woman is charged with fatally stabbing a man outside a Minneapolis bar early this month. But she says she and her friends were acting in self-defense after the man rushed them and called them derogatory names. More »
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Two women were accosted by a security guard at a recent Twins game, and told their behavior was immoral. Their crime: kissing. More »
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Catcalling is a perennial issue for many women, especially in cities, and it can be tough to know how to deal with it. Now one advice columnist is offering an unconventional tip: just wait til you're old — then you'll miss it. More »
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The accusations against Dominique Strauss-Kahn are inspiring other women to come forward — two former employees are now accusing a civil service minister of assault. But at the IMF, not everyone agrees that harassment has been minimized. More »
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A 12-year-old Staten Island boy has been charged with a hate crime for attacking a girl and trying to rip off her hijab. But his school apparently tried hard to get police to drop charges. More »
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Former prosecutor Kenneth Kratz won't face criminal charges for repeatedly sexting an abuse victim while prosecuting her ex-boyfriend. However, investigation into his "misconduct" did turn up some other accusations. More »
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It's about to be spring, and though a winter chill lingers through much of the country, there's no doubt that warm weather is almost upon us. And with balmy days ahead, it's a good time to focus on street harassment –- a problem that always seems to get worse this time of year. Fittingly, this Sunday, March 20, marks the First Annual Anti-Street Harassment Day. More »
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What's worse, street harassment in your daily routine or street harassment while you're on the road for work or play? More »
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A British man is suing his employer after a female coworker repeatedly grabbed his ass. Her excuse: she was stressed. More »
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Dr. Robert Rho, a doctor who specializes in "designer vagina" surgery, is being sued for sexual harassment. And his lawyer doesn't think the other side is giving his specialty the respect it deserves. More »
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On his self-professed stalking of a woman after one date: "She gave me some line of baloney, and I thought, 'well, she's fibbing to me.'" Not only does he sound like Ned Flanders, he may also be lying about it. More »
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Vitaly Borker, whose DecorMyEyes.com was exposed as a front to harass people and game Google, has been charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, making interstate threats and cyberstalking. His language is inappropriate for a family newspaper, to say the least. More »
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A Welsh teacher is accused of an inappropriate relationship with her female students, after she gave them presents, texted them, and took a shower with them. More »
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Someone with a hidden camera has been filming women's asses — and sometimes upskirt shots — and posting them on YouTube. What's a victim to do? More »
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Ines Sainz, the sideline reporter who was allegedly harassed by the New York Jets says she won't be reporting from locker rooms anymore. But will that solve the problem? More »
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The story of Jenn Sterger, who allegedly received unwanted pictures of Brett Favre's dick, raises a disturbing question about sports sex scandals: are we more likely to support the victims if they're unwilling to come forward? More »
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Wisconsin's Department of Justice investigated sexting DA Kenneth Kratz last year, but closed its investigation after just a few days with no charges. They also never interviewed Kratz, though they did look at his 30 racy text messages. More »
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After last week's breakup post, lots of you asked how to break up with that most fickle of mistresses — your job. Now we have the answer! More »
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