"Does the Military Continue to Have Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Against
Women in the 90's?"


Yes, the military does have sexual harassment and discrimination against
women in the nineties. "Firestone and co-researcher Richard J. Hurns analyzed
a 1988 DOD Survey of men and women in the military and found that 51.8 % of men
and 74.6% of women reported either experiencing or knowing of sexual harassment.
Among the women surveyed, 70.1% had experienced "sexual talk or behavior at
the work place [that] created an offensive, hostile or intimidating
environment." Among the men, 36.9% gave the same answer."(1) The percent of
women being sexually harassed is much higher than the percent of men being
harassed. Even though it is not tolerated, it still happens regardless of the
consequences, even in the nineties.

While some women's experiences have been similar to those of black men,
their integration into the military has also differed in several ways. Because
of our......

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