Fall Research Expo 2020
Analysis of trends in federal workplace harassment litigation with respect to the #MeToo movement
I worked with Professor Mary-Hunter McDonnell and Lindsey Perlman on researching the effects of the #MeToo Movement on punitive measures in civil court cases surrounding harassment and discrimination.
PRESENTED BY
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Wharton 2023
Advised By
Mary-Hunter McDonnell
PRESENTED BY
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Wharton 2023
Advised By
Mary-Hunter McDonnell
Comments
Political Party affliation
Just wondering if political party affiliation, of the plaintiffs, defendants, judges was something that has been or is being considered
Potential explanations for steady decrease in cases after 2015
Did your research suggest any potential reasons that discrimination/harassment cases filed per year consistently went down after 2015? Was there any indication that the #MeToo movement might have had the opposite effect on the number of cases filed by making people less likely to report their experiences?
trends over time
Like the previous poster, I am curious about why you think there was a rise leading up to 2015 and then a decline.
Insightful, left with questions
This was a wonderful presentation on an incredibly important topic. It's definitely disheartening to hear that despite ongoing efforts against workplace harassment that the verdicts remained constant. I know you said information was pulled widely from federal cases, and I wonder whether if the data collection were more regional based or if the court cases kept in mind different industries or positions if that discrepancy changes at all. No need to answer/know, but just some questions that came to mind as I viewed your poster!