Woman Between Islam and Western Society
1. A Survey
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The Supreme Court of the United States ruled
that sexual harassment is a direct
infringement of a woman’s right to
employment. It creates a hostile and abusive
work environment in which she may be
forced to leave her job or in which she cannot
function to her full potential, even if such
unwelcome sexual demands are not directly
linked to concrete employment benefits. In
other words, the court ruled that it violates
U.S. civil laws against sex discrimination in
the workplace.
Sexual harassment of working women is
endemic, said the friends-of the-court brief filed
by numerous women’s organisations for this
case. In the last five years, about half the
American female working force has suffered
this type of harassment at work. This does not
just happen to women in factories or at blue
collar workplaces. Within the fibreglass, multi-
storied skyscrapers, the American office is not
as pleasant for its women secretaries, lawyers,
and other professionals as its air-conditioned,
carpeted andmuted decor makes it appear.
