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Gender & Society, Vol. 12, No. 1, 40-60 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/089124398012001003

DOING POWER

The Confluence of Gender, Race, and Class in Contrapower Sexual Harassment

KATHLEEN M. ROSPENDA

University of Illinois at Chicago

JUDITH A. RICHMAN

University of Illinois at Chicago

STEPHANIE J. NAWYN

University of Illinois at Chicago

Contrapower sexual harassment occurs when the target of harassment possesses greater formal organizational power than the perpetrator. Traditional conceptualizations of power underlying sexual harassment have either focused on location within organizational hierarchies or sociocultural status differences between men and women. We suggest the utility of simultaneously considering the influence of gender, race, and class on power dynamics at organizational, sociocultural, and interpersonal or individual levels. Using qualitative data obtained from 8 focus groups, 20 interviews, and 1 in-depth case study, we examine how gender, race, and class influence varied sources of power available to perpetrators and targets in workplace contrapower situations. We argue that the exploration of the dynamics involved in contrapower sexual harassment can illuminate broader processes of doing gender and power in the workplace.


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