McCombs School of Business

#MeToo

The #MeToo Movement ignited the conversation on sexual harassment and sexual assault when it went viral in 2017. This video captures the impact of #MeToo and the current conversation surrounding the movement on campus.

Peggy Cunningham & Minette Drumwright, “R.Kelly Was Aided by a Network of Complicity—Common in Workplace Abuse—that Enabled Crimes to Go on for Decades,” The Conversation, originally published Sept. 28, 2021 and updated June 30, 2022, at https://theconversation.com/r-kelly-was-aided-by-a-network-of-complicity-common-in-workplace-abuse-that-enabled-crimes-to-go-on-for-decades-168809.

Peggy Cunningham, Minette Drumwright & Kenneth William Foster, “Networks of Complicity: Social Networks and Sex Harassment,” Equity, Diversity & Inclusion 40(4): 392-409 (2021)

Peggy Cunningham & Minette Drumwright, “Banning Non-disclosure Agreements Isn’t Enough to Stop Unethical Workplace Leader Behaviour,” The Conversation, Dec. 13, 2021, at https://theconversation.com/banning-non-disclosure-agreements-isnt-enough-to-stop-unethical-workplace-leader-behaviour-173574.

Ronan Farrow, “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators” (2019)

Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey, “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement” (2019).

Causing Harm

Causing Harm

Causing harm explores the types of harm that may be caused to people or groups and the potential reasons we may have for justifying these harms.

Implicit Bias

Implicit Bias

Implicit bias exists when people unconsciously hold attitudes toward others or associate stereotypes with them.

Harm Principle

Harm Principle

The harm principle is the idea that people should be free to act as they wish as long as their actions do not cause harm to others.

Rationalizations

Rationalizations

Rationalizations are the excuses people give themselves for failing to live up to their own ethical standards.

Veil of Ignorance

Veil of Ignorance

The Veil of Ignorance is a device for helping people more fairly envision a fair society by pretending that they are ignorant of their personal circumstances.

Sexual Harassment, Networks of Complicity, and Newsrooms

Sexual Harassment, Networks of Complicity, and Newsrooms

We at Ethics Unwrapped are pleased to be associated with the Press Forward movement (www.thepressforward.org), which aims to change the culture in newsrooms in order to create safe, civil, and diverse workplaces for women. We are pleased to have made a minor contribution by creating our own Me Too video. After scandals involving Harvey Weinstein, […]

R. Kelly, Sex Abuse, and Networks of Complicity

R. Kelly, Sex Abuse, and Networks of Complicity

Kelly’s recent conviction for racketeering and sex trafficking crimes was long overdue. How in the world could he gave gotten away with this abuse for decades? An excellent analysis of the “whys” of this sad situation was recently published in The Conversation by our friend and colleague, Minette Drumwright of the University of Texas Moody […]

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