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Workplace Buzz on October 5, 2007 7:14 AM

A Stubborn Blemish on the Workplace
More than 40 years after federal law made it illegal, 30 years after courts widely began recognizing it as a form of discrimination and at least 20 years after many companies inaugurated programs to prevent it, sexual harassment remains a stubborn blemish on the American workplace that not only can be ugly but very expensive, as New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and his employer, Madison Square Garden, learned Tuesday. Chicago Tribune

A Coincidence of Color
It is probably only a coincidence that the people who are at the center of two salacious sexual harassment cases are African Americans. But what a coincidence it is. On Tuesday, a jury in Manhattan decided that New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, a Chicago native and retired NBA star, sexually harassed Anuche Browne Sanders, the Knicks' former senior marketing vice president. Browne Sanders had accused Thomas of making unwanted advances -- and of routinely calling her the b-word and h-word. Chicago Sun Times

Working It
When it comes to accessorizing a power suit, stilettos are hotter than a pocket square any day. Women are more than just decoration in the work place these days, but there's still a certain role society expects us play -- whether it's one of Snoop Dogg's biatches or a Disney princess. If a female boss knows what she wants, she's bossy. Men are strategic. Tribune Review

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