Navigating Policy Specificity in Academia: The Evolution of Sexual Harassment Policies around #MeToo

Marina Gertsberg

AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, vol. 114, 284-91

Abstract: I study how universities changed the specificity of their sexual harassment policies around #MeToo. I observe a trend toward increasing policy specificity after #MeToo, particularly in private universities, those with publicized harassment cases, or universities led by presidents from male-dominated academic backgrounds. Additionally, I present suggestive evidence of a link between the hiring of junior female faculty and the adoption of more specific policies in environments where the composition of senior faculty is more male dominated after #MeToo. Overall, my results indicate that universities prioritize clearer guidance for behavior through narrower policies over retaining flexibility with broader policies post-#MeToo.

JEL-codes: I23 I28 J16 J23 J44 M51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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