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Sexual harassment claims made by attractive women considered more credible ANI | Updated: Jan 18, 2021 04:04 IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): Young conventionally attractive women who act in a feminine manner have a higher probability of being believed when making sexual harassment accusations, as revealed in a recent study.
The findings of this University of Washington-led study involved more than 4,000 participants, reveals perceptions that primarily prototypical women are likely to be harassed. The research also showed that women outside of those socially determined norms or non-prototypical women are more likely perceived as not being harmed by harassment.
That leaves women who do not fit the prototype potentially facing greater hurdles when trying to convince a workplace or court that they have been harassed.