Victory for Working Women

by   |  July 06, 2006

The Supreme Court's recent verdict in favor of a forklift operator who was sexually harassed on the job … then punished by her boss is a significant victory for working women. Charlotte Fishman’s take on the ruling is noteworthy:

Discrimination is a complex phenomenon and we know that the glass ceiling for women is held in place as much by micro-iniquities as it is by disparate treatment with clear economic consequences. In the workplace, as in life, even little things can mean a lot.

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