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A Feminist Analysis of the Penn State University Sex Scandal

A Feminist Analysis of the Penn State University Sex Scandal

November 26, 2011 - Don Sabo, Ph.D.
Senior Associate

The exposure of sexual violence and scandal at Penn State University has pushed many university officials to review their sexual harassment prevention policies.  Historically, it was the Second Wave feminist movements of the 1970s that raised awareness about sexual harassment in the workplace and pushed for legislation and legal recourse.  Feminist theory also helps explain some of the perplexing events at Penn State University.

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