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Essay Instructions: 1. Do a search for the following articles:

"Changing the workplace culture can help stop sexual harassment," by Candace Goforth (Note: For this search, do not put your search criteria in quotes.)
"Taking harassment out of the workplace: the question becomes, where is the line of acceptability drawn?particularly in the workplace?," by Peter J. Elliott (Note: Simply search under "Taking harassment out of the workplace".)
2. Read the articles listed above.

3. Now write your own 250-word short essay about how to deal with sexual harassment. Make sure to incorporate three suggestions proposed in the articles you just read. Be sure to reference any material that you use from the readings. Your essay should be written in a Microsoft Word document and consist of at least 250 words.

Essay Instructions: I'm a female and intern at NYU Langone Medical Center in NYC. I have not experienced harassment on the workplace.

Answer these questions:
Have you encountered discrimination or watched it unfold against others in your internship or in any previous work settings?
Why are harassment and other forms of discrimination and abuse tolerated in some work settings and not in others? (Be as specific as possible, e.g. please don?t simply attribute harassment and discrimination to ?workplace culture?)
What is the impact of discrimination on individual workers and society? (Consider both prevalence and the impact on individuals.)
What can work organizations do to prevent or end harassment? (Again, be specific and think broadly about the steps organizations can and should take.)

Readings to reference:
Sam Polk. July 7, 2016. How Wall Street Bro Talk Keeps Women Down. The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/opinion/sunday/how-wall-street-bro-talk-keeps-women-down.html
Abba Bhattari. August 9, 2016. Chipotle ordered to pay $550,000 for discriminating against pregnant worker. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/chipotle-ordered-to-pay-550000-for-discriminating-against-pregnant-worker/2016/08/09/962ac72e-5e49-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html
Lauren Rivera. May 30th, 2015. Guess who doesn?t fit in. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/opinion/sunday/guess-who-doesnt-fit-in-at-work.html
Donna Ballman. March 31, 2011. I Reported Harassment and Now HR Wants to Meet With Me. What Do I Do? http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/search/label/meeting%20with%20HR
See also reading packet of short articles on harassment and discrimination (see resources tab)

Essay Instructions: what are the dimensions of cultural diversity?. What is the difference between diversity and inclusion? What is the importance of workplace diversity training? What is your experience with workplace culture? Could there be, or could there have been, more inclusion?

Essay Instructions: Utilizing Ch 6 & 7 from the text: "Organizational Theory, Design, and Change" Custom Edition, Gareth Jones, write a ONE page response for EACH of the following questions.

1. Should an organization always adopt a broad stance on social responsibility? Explain how you agree or disagree with this question and why you have this perspective.

2. Consider your own experience with workplace culture. Describe past and current experiences with organizational culture. Be as specific as possible and support your comments with examples.