Harassment | Dr. Debbie Dougherty

Can Men Control their Sexual Impulses? Are Women who Flirt and Walk Away Sexual Harassers?

Dear Dr. D.,What do you call it when a young woman flirts and teases a young man, getting him all aroused, then laughs and runs away,...

Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.

The Age of Feminism (or Should I Say "The Ageism of Feminism"?)

I went to visit my Grandmother last week. She told me that my new book, Sexual Harassment and Organizational Culture, reads like a novel...

A Tale of Two Men (As Told by A Woman)

Let me start with a confession. I have been in a bit of trouble lately. Yep, as a woman, apparently I am not supposed to have opinions on...

Victim Blaming. Six Stupid Things People Say.

One of the most ridiculous, mean spirited things that we do as a society is blame victims for being victimized. Victim blaming is a well...

What is Your Superpower? It is Time to Put Your Privilege on the Line.

What would have happened if Superman had decided that everyone can fly if they really want to? Or, "if you just punch harder, then you...

Hey Managers, If Your Organizational Culture is a Web, are You the Spider or the Fly?

If organizational cultures are webs of meaning, then who weaves the web? Who is caught in the web? Are managers the spider or the fly?

Destroy Your Organizational Culture in Three Easy Steps!

Here are some of the ways that organizational leaders inadvertently damage their organizational cultures.

Where do these Wicked Workplace Problems Come From?

How do we recognize wicked problems, like sexual harassment? This blog provides advice about how problems become embedded in an organization

The Unique Person Syndrome

By Debbie S. Dougherty I am sorry to have to tell you this, but we are not as special as we think we are. The problem isn’t that we think...

Women in the Big Tent

By Debbie S. Dougherty Has anyone else found the questions about what is a woman kind of weird? I mean, usually people obsess about...

Andrew Tate Does not Care About Your Politics.

A friend of mine told me she loved my blog, but could not share it because she lived in a conservative community. I was surprised,...

Sexual Predators Flourish in a Carefully Crafted Field of Silence

Not only am I a scholar and a consultant, but I am also a farmer. My family raises sheep. One of the things you learn quickly as a sheep...

Woman at Work? Must be a Prostitute.

Shortly after posting my first blog a few weeks back, I received the following message from a stranger: I would like to say that this...

Powerful Women are Objects of Suspicion

“Hey Women, Be Strong. (But if you are, we will threaten to kill you)” Where’s Nancy? Where’s ___ (insert name of any powerful woman...