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...and carved out a successful career for herself in the midst of a highly masculine work environment. The Gender Context Gender is a social construct which relates to ideas of what is feminine or masculine in a given society at a particular time. This means that it is a concept formed by human beings, and reinforced by social practices, which includes the belief that some roles and behaviours are more appropriate and ......

...worked in a bar in Fife. Here she recounts her personal experience with sexual harrassment in the workplace...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences qualifications. Setting the Scene Two old guys at the bar where I was working: “Whaur’s ma New Year’s kiss then?” “Aye, and whaur’s mine?” “No thank you,” I said. “Aw, come...