Just a Girl

Within 24 hours of the first #MeToo Movement tweet, Facebook reported 12 million posts on the topic. Twitter confirmed over 1.7 million tweets had been made with the hashtag in little over a week. Up to 90% of women in the workplace have experienced sexual harassment, depending on the industry. 64% of female scientists surveyed have been sexually harassed during field work alone. Over 75% of sexual harassment incidents in the workplace are not reported. Sexual harassment training still is not required for companies in 46 states. AUDIENCE: Women who have been harassed and not dealt with it, especially beneficial to older women raised in the pre-girl power era Women interested in career/workplace, social change, STEM, and womens issues. Any age male who is confused or cares about sexual harassment and wants to learn what it really is, what behaviors constitute harassment, and how to stop it. Parents who are concerned about sexual harassment and want to know how they can start a boys and mens liberation movement, teach their sons not to sexually harass females, and build self-confidence in their daughters. Educators in American history and womens studies courses who want to include sexual harassment history in their curriculum and its impact on STEM, womens lives, corporations, and the workforce. The book has appeal because it is academic but not dry and should be included on course reading lists. Corporations who need this book to revolutionize their sexual harassment training courses.