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Navigating Policy Specificity in Academia: The Evolution of Sexual Harassment Policies around #MeToo

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  • Marina Gertsberg

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I study how universities changed the specificity of their sexual harassment policies around #MeToo. I observe a trend toward increasing policy specificity after #MeToo, particularly in private universities, those with publicized harassment cases, or universities led by presidents from male-dominated academic backgrounds. Additionally, I present suggestive evidence of a link between the hiring of junior female faculty and the adoption of more specific policies in environments where the composition of senior faculty is more male dominated after #MeToo. Overall, my results indicate that universities prioritize clearer guidance for behavior through narrower policies over retaining flexibility with broader policies post-#MeToo.

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  • Marina Gertsberg, 2024. "Navigating Policy Specificity in Academia: The Evolution of Sexual Harassment Policies around #MeToo," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 114, pages 284-291, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:114:y:2024:p:284-91
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241027
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    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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