Re: [Gendergap] Defining harassment: the first empirical investigation into the nature of creepiness

Knowing what these traits are, even if they are uncontrollable, may also be useful for educating others about them. If someone is creeped out by something and actually knows why it's creeping them out, it may be possible for them to realise that, oh, it's just blah, and not actually a threat.

Re: [Gendergap] Study: men who receive harassment training “significantly less likely” to recognize harassment

>On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Risker wrote:... In many settings, including healthcare, higher education, and certain industries, ALL staff are provided with anti-harassment training; it's often treated as an extension of basic health and safety training, and is frequently

Re: [Gendergap] Defining harassment: the first empirical investigation into the nature of creepiness

Other highlights: >From the list of "creepy" behavior >Laughing at inappropriate times >Talking too much about a topic >Displaying too much or too little emotion >Smiling peculiarly >Having excessively pale skin >Having bags under their eyes and then >Here’s the thing: not being creepy

Re: [Gendergap] Defining harassment: the first empirical investigation into the nature of creepiness

It boils down to "people with aberrant behavior or bearing produce anxiety in women." This is drawn from a Facebook survey. It's interesting, even if the "study" doesn't really produce any more knowledge than most other Facebook surveys. The link to the problem of addressing Wikipedia's gendergap

[Gendergap] Defining harassment: the first empirical investigation into the nature of creepiness

A study published in the journal New Ideas in Psychology, unfortunately behind a paywall, reviewed by Dr. NerdLove. [1] Some highlights: *"*So we’re not allowed to give women compliments? – *No, telling a woman how sexy she is isn’t a compliment, especially when you don’t have that level of