Walking through Walls: the sexual harassment of high school girls
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Gender and Education
- Vol. 6 (3) , 263-280
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0954025940060303
Abstract
For most females, crude language and other forms of sexually harassing behaviour are part of the fabric of our daily lives. To date, however, our focus on sexual harassment has been limited primarily to the experiences of adult women in academic and work place settings. What has not been explored is the prevalence of sexual harassment in schools and the way it interferes with young women's education. Equal opportunity programmes are of limited use if, for example, we urge female students into traditional male courses but we neglect to consider the hostile climate they encounter there. In this study I explored young women's experiences of sexual harassment in the setting lauded as their gateway to opportunity: school. Based on their testimonies I make recommendations for educators who are committed to making high school a more equitable place for female students.Keywords
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