| O'Reilly and changing a culture of sexual harassment Posted: 21 Apr 2017 01:15 PM PDT ![O'Reilly and changing a culture of sexual harassment]( "O'Reilly and changing a culture of sexual harassment") When Fox News was forced to part ways with their wildly successful host Bill O'Reilly this week, many pointed out an all-too-common problem in many American businesses: a culture that tolerates sexual harassment. Thirty years after the Supreme Court ruled such behavior a form of illegal discrimination in the workplace, there remain significant gaps between the nation's social ideals and the realities on the job. To change workplace culture, many professionals say, it's not so much policies or training that make a difference but the tone established by leaders.
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| Those obituaries for Trump-style populism? A bit premature Posted: 21 Apr 2017 12:49 PM PDT ![Those obituaries for Trump-style populism? A bit premature]( "Those obituaries for Trump-style populism? A bit premature") There is no doubting why Donald Trump, America's 45th president, chose to hang a portrait of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president, in the Oval Office: He sees himself as the political heir to the nation's first populist president. Last week, on one day alone, President Trump reversed himself on closing the Export-Import Bank, labeling China a "currency manipulator," and canning Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve. The "globalists," including economic adviser Gary Cohn and son-in-law Jared Kushner, were ascendant; Steve Bannon, chief policy strategist and keeper of the populist-nationalist flame, was on the outs.
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| British lawmakers say high heel workplace ban is a step too far Posted: 21 Apr 2017 12:30 PM PDT ![British lawmakers say high heel workplace ban is a step too far]( "British lawmakers say high heel workplace ban is a step too far") Calls to introduce a law barring employers from requiring female employees to wear high heels at work were shot down by British Parliament Friday, which found that existing legislation was "adequate" in its scope to curtail workplace sexism.
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| Is the tumult of France's presidential race a sign of longing for lost grandeur? Posted: 21 Apr 2017 07:44 AM PDT ![Is the tumult of France's presidential race a sign of longing for lost grandeur?]( "Is the tumult of France's presidential race a sign of longing for lost grandeur?") If there has been one constant in France's 2017 presidential campaign, it has been the repeated rise of the outsider who comes out of nowhere to scramble political assumptions and electoral math. The latest example is Jean-Luc Mélenchon. This week, he's breathing down the necks of both his far-right counterpart and longtime frontrunner Marine Le Pen and young centrist Emmanuel Macron, the two favorites to advance.
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