In the first section, the authors present their rationale for writing the book and identify sexual harassment as a particular form of emotional abuse on the job. In the second section, workplace abuse of women is placed into a larger historical and social context that emphasizes the changes women have experienced in their economic circumstances. Subsequent sections describe ways in which women can confront workplace sexual harassment, through thinking about themselves in relation to the people they work with, taking individual assertive action to confront abuse by bosses or coworkers, and joining with other women by challenging abuse either internally or through labor unions and the court system. The final section examines women's changing work experiences, both in the U.S. and internationally. Chapter references