the use of sexual behaviours or language to assert the authority of men
Grace Cecil;
You have brought out a very strong point on the use of sexual behaviours or language to assert the authority of men in both homosocial and heterosocial institutions. One point that has been put across by the post is that women are the main victims, especially in heterosocial institutions; for instance, in the police academy. However, I have a major issue with this statement; although women have been viewed to be the sexual victims in every scenario, people have forgotten that men are also being sexually harassed by women in major positions in heterosocial institutions. The article by Prokos and Padavic was written 18 years ago, a period when women were strongly viewed as nothing but mere sexual objects.
Nevertheless, this decade has proven to be a completely different year for women since they are almost at par with men in everything. As a result, one should not entirely rely on this article since a lot of things have changed since its publication. In most labor laws, they assert that sexual assault at workplaces is illegal; this extends to both men and women. I believe that instead of viewing women as the only victims of sexual assault, why should the same effort of fighting for the rights of women not be extended to men? Since the sexual assault on men by women in heterosocial institutions is often dismissed, what are some of the measures that should be taken to equally protect the male species?