power imbalance – Maureen F. Fitzgerald

Male entitlement wreaking havoc on relationships

In his book “Making Love, Playing Power,” psychologist Ken Dolan-DelVechio suggests that the main problem in relationships is the imbalance and misuse of power. He suggests that men suffer form an attitude of “male entitlement” and this wreaks havoc on relationships as well as the less entitled partner. He defines entitlement as: “the pattern in […]

Sexual abuse of female farm workers is due to power imbalance

News, Women's Equality / By Maureen F Fitzgerald

Recent research shows that female farm workers are so often sexually harassed that they see it as an unavoidable condition of agricultural work. As stated by Grace Meng, of Human Rights Watch, “It’s easiest for abusers to get away with sexual harassment where there is an imbalance of power, and the of power is particularly stark on farms. [Source:

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