"Hostility to the presence of women": why women undermine each other in the workplace and the consequences for Title VII. From: The Yale Law Journal | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 Yale University, School of Law. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

I. USING HARASSMENT LAW TO COMBAT FEMALE-ON-FEMALE WORKPLACE HOSTILITY

When a woman harasses a female coworker out of competitiveness or jealousy, can such harassment be sex-based? Can it give rise to a sexual harassment hostile work environment claim? This Note argues that the answer to both questions is yes because, in many instances of female-on-female harassment, women in the workplace are undermining each other as women. Moreover, female-on-female harassment is often created by sex segregation and discrimination in the workplace, and falls squarely under the coverage of ...

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