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...Susan Webb's new book, Step Forward, (MasterMedia; $9.95) will not hit the stores for another week or so, but already her publisher is fielding a dozen requests a day for bulk orders. Among the eager buyers: Heublein, Bristol- Myers and Avon. The first book about sexual harassment published since the Thomas hearings, Webb's book is refreshingly free of ideology and reproach. A longtime human-relations expert and specialist on this subject, Webb wrote Step Forward at breakneck speed, sending in a chapter...
...Notes guide to the topic that will have special appeal for managers concerned about this stubborn workplace plague, especially now that litigation is raising the ante of ignorance. But harassers and victims -- as well as the great mass of confused bystanders -- will also find it informative. Crisp and logical, Webb's book explains what sexual harassment is, how to recognize it, how to know if you're doing it and how to eliminate the problem at work if necessary...
...victims into self-doubt. Many people don't understand what it is. Certainly men and women viewing the same incident often disagree on whether anything untoward -- not to mention illegal -- has occurred. Is it ordinary flirtation? Is it old-fashioned earthy humor between friends of opposite sex? No, says Webb. Most men do not sexually harass their co-workers. Those who do are engaging in a power trip that plays on sex; work-related strings are | attached. Says she: "It's really not difficult to understand. You just have to stop and think about...
...Cape Fear, written by James R. Webb and directed by J. Lee Thompson, Robert Mitchum played Cady, and much of the movie's repellent jolt came from his look and bulk. Lounging on a street corner with his X-rated face, smirking at the fragile innocence of the lawyer's young daughter, he was a case study of "lewd vagrancy." Leaning his bare-barrel torso into a cringing Polly Bergen (the lawyer's wife), cracking a raw egg in the air and then wiping the semen-like yolk from her shoulders and breasts, caressing her, undressing her with his syrupy...
...Susan Webb runs a consulting firm in Seattle that helps companies educate their employees about the issue of harassment. She says men almost always greet her with derision. "So now we're going to find out how to do it" is one reaction. Or, "I've been trying for years to get someone to sexually harass me." Says Webb: "The laughing is not because they are mean or bad, but because they really don't understand it." Part of what fuels the initial jokes, says Webb, is the fear of being blamed for or embarrassed about sexual harassment...