SSB/SH Virtual Research Collaborative
A virtual discussion of working papers or caucus topics related to social sexual behavior (SSB) or sexual harassment (SH) in the workplace.
When? 60-minute sessions hosted on the 3rd Thursday of each month starting at 3:30 PM EST/2:30 PM CST/1:30 PM MST/12:30 PM PST. To receive calendar invitations and updates, please email the SVRC organizer, Dr. Shannon Rawski at rawskis@uwosh.edu
What Platform? Collaborate Ultra. If you're new to this platform, here is a helpful user guide: https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Participant
How do I log on? Look at the session descriptions below, in the attached schedule, or check your calendar invitations for links to the sessions. You can log into the session up to 15 minutes prior to the session start time. Sessions are capped at 100 participants. If the cap is reached, you may not be admitted to the session.
Who? The SRVC invites a snowballing list of researchers and practitioners interested in SSB, SH, or related issues. Faculty, graduate students, HR/T&D/D&I/OD professionals, and attorneys are welcome. If you, your colleague(s), or graduate student(s) are interested in attending the SVRC, please send your/their name(s) and email(s) to the SVRC organizer, Dr. Shannon Rawski at rawskis@uwosh.edu
What's on the schedule this fall? We have one caucus and three working paper sessions lined up for this fall semester. See the descriptions below and in the attached schedule. If you would like to present during the spring 2020 semester, email the SVRC organizer, Dr. Shannon Rawski at rawskis@uwosh.edu
Dec. 17th 3:30 PM EST/2:30 PM CST/1:30 PM MST/12:30 PM PST
Topic/Title: Exploring Workgroup and Newcomer Dynamics in the Study of Workplace Harassment
Presenter/Facilitator: Julia DiBenigno, Ph.D. (Yale School of Management)
Session Type: Working Paper Presentation
Description: Dr. Julia DiBenigno will present data from an ongoing ethnographic field study that inductively examines harassment experiences in a historically male-dominated government agency that has struggled with widespread reports of sexual harassment for decades. Analysis of interviews with over 300 informants working in over 40 distinct workgroups at ten organizational units, combined with observations of these workgroups suggests the importance of considering the role that workgroup structures and newcomers play in explicating the dynamics of harassment at work. This study also seeks to identify inclusionary versus exclusionary practices in workgroups that can amplify or dampen these dynamics. By taking work-group level dynamics seriously, this study aims to shed new light on puzzles related to the prevalence and persistence of harassment at work despite widespread efforts to eradicate it.
Link to Join: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/115ec51922174cf8ab3b3defef441163
Presenter Bio: Dr. Julia DiBenigno is an assistant professor of Organizational Behavior at Yale School of Management and Yale Sociology (by courtesy). She uses ethnographic methods (observation and in-depth interviewing) to advance our understanding of topics related to the sociology of work and occupations, collaboration between professional groups, diversity, and culture change in non-profit and government organizations. Her research has appeared in Administrative Science Quarterly and the Academy of Management Annals and has won multiple best paper and best dissertation awards. She received her Ph.D. and MS in Work and Organization Studies from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a consultant for Deloitte's Organization and Change practice and graduated summa cum laude as the salutatorian of Columbia College with a BA in psychology and a concentration in Women's and Gender Studies.
Access Previous Session Recordings Here:
Sept. 2020 Caucus
Social Sexual Behavior & Sexual Harassment in the Age of COVID-19
Facilitated by Shannon L. Rawski, Ph.D. (U. Wisconsin Oshkosh)
https://youtu.be/tdjXv6MQxNA
Oct. 2020 Working Paper
Banking on Leniency: How Idiosyncrasy Credits Impact Responses to Sexual Harassment
Presented by Jennifer Griffith, Ph.D. (U. New Hampshire)
https://youtu.be/9oAZMzUDqIc
Nov. 2020 Working Paper
Judgments Regarding Sex-Based Harassment of Uppity Women and Wimpy Men: The Influence of Social Identity and Moral Disengagement
Presented by Ho Kwan Cheung, Ph.D. (U. Albany, SUNY)
https://youtu.be/3HsFw89oo3s
Shannon L. Rawski, Ph.D.