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44 Naval L. Rev. 223 (1997)
Sexual Harassment in the United States Navy: A New Pair of Glasses

handle is hein.journals/naval44 and id is 227 raw text is: NAVAL LAW REVIEW SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY: A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES Kristin K. Heimark* I. TE AMERICAN WAY: A PRE-INTRODUCTION. The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination, Against Women', per article 7, prohibits discrimination in public life. On reading the article, it may not be immediately apparent that women's exclusion from military service would constitute a violation of the Convention and therefore a violation of the human rights of women. However, as Rebecca Cook observes, Women have few prospects of equality with men where they * The positions and opinions stated in this article are those of the author and do not represent the views of the United States government, the Department of Defense, or the United States Navy. The author received her LL.M. from the London School of Economics in 1996, and a LL.B (Hons) from the School of Oriental & African Studies, at the University of London, in 1994. Ms. Heimark served in the United States Navy from 1982 to 1991, rising to the rate and rank of Quartermaster First Class. Her duty assignments included serving on board the USSLEXINGTON(AVT16), and at Fleet Operations Control Center-Europe, London, UK. This article was originally done in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the LL.M. degree at the London School of Economics. This article was edited by LCDR Dave J. Gruber, JAGC, USN. I The Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December, 1979. It has been ratified by more than 144 countries, but not by the United States. President Carter signed the convention in 1980, but it was not ratified by the Senate prior to Carter's loss in the 1980 presidential election. Presidents Reagan and Bush did not seek Senate ratification. President Clinton's attempts at ratification have proved unsuccessful, with Senate opposition being led by North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. The convention requires equal rights to work, pay and benefits for women, and safe working conditions. It also prohibits discrimination against women in political activities and would establish a minimum age for marriage. United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright recently commented that it is long past time for Americans to become party to the Convention and added that she will incorporate the concerns of women into the mainstream of American foreign policy. Sonya Ross, Albright Will Press for Signing of U.N. Equal Rights Treaty, ASSOCIATED PRESS WORLDSTREAM, Mar. 12, 1997. See also Joan Beck, Albright's Push to Bring Women's Issues to the Foreign Policy Forefront Applauded, Cm. TRiB., Mar. 27, 1997, at 31. XLIV

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