Pioneer Legislation on Second Order of Sexual Harassment: Sociolegal Innovation in Addressing Sexual Harassment.

Countless eforts to combat sexual harassment have been proposed, and for the frst time in history, the second order of sexual harassment (SOSH) has been legislated under the term second-order violence (SOV) by a unanimous vote of the Catalan Parliament. Advances in preventing and responding to sexua...

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Authors: Vidu Afloarei, Ana, Tomás, Gema, Flecha, Ramón
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/186315
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186315
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Estudis de gènere
Assetjament sexual
Legislació
Gender studies
Sexual harassment
Legislation
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Summary:Countless eforts to combat sexual harassment have been proposed, and for the frst time in history, the second order of sexual harassment (SOSH) has been legislated under the term second-order violence (SOV) by a unanimous vote of the Catalan Parliament. Advances in preventing and responding to sexual harassment contribute to highlighting the intervention as being crucial to supporting survivors against retaliation. A lack of support provides a general explanation on why bystanders tend not to intervene and highlights the reality that reprisals are sufered by those who support victims.