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IT firm iGate sacks CEO over undisclosed relationship

MUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - IT outsourcing company iGate Corp said it had sacked its chief executive, Phaneesh Murthy, for not disclosing a relationship with a subordinate after investigating one of the industry's best-known executives for sexual harassment. Full story

Cultural and institutional issues around sex assault in military

   MSNBC contributor Goldie Taylor, Service Women’s Action Network’s Anu Bhagwati,  Former president of NOW Patricia Ireland, and Protect Our Defenders’ Jessica Hinves join Up’s Steve Kornacki to discuss sexual assault in the military.

Head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested

The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Full story

Number of abused U.S. children unchanged since 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of U.S. children who were exposed to violence, crime and abuse in 2011 was essentially unchanged from 2008, according to a new government survey. Full story

Rape culture and the ‘boys will be boys’ mentality

   As some military sexual assault victims face retaliation for speaking out, the Melissa Harris-Perry panelists look at how the military is a notoriously male-dominated space and whether what happens is part of a “boys will be boys” mentality.

Egyptian man disguised as woman is harassed

Waleed Hammad dressed conservatively for his secret mission into the world of sexual harassment and abuse on the streets of Cairo, donning a long tan skirt and sleeved shirt, and at times covering his head like many Egyptian women. Full story

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  Yoga guru to the stars sued for sexual harassment

A former student of yoga master Bikram Choudhury says that the married 67-year-old demanded sex and assaulted her in 2005 when she was 20. The yogi has worked with celebrities including Madonna, George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston.

  The real lives of women in uniform

Author Tanya Biank talks about the real women behind the uniform in today’s military and the fundamental differences in the struggles they face in the military versus those of their male counterparts.

  The sexual abuse of female prison inmates

Bryan Stevenson, the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, joins Melissa Harris-Perry from Fort Lauderdale to explain his organization's complaint filed with the Department of Justice with claims of sexual misconduct involving male prison staff and female prisoners in Alabama.

  Sexual Harassment Suit at Kleiner Perkins

Ellen Pao, a partner at Kleiner Perkins, is suing the firm for sexual harassment and discrimination. CNBC's Jon Fortt reports on the details of the lawsuit.

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File picture of Phaneesh Murthy, president and CEO of iGate
File picture of Phaneesh Murthy, president and CEO of iGate

Phaneesh Murthy, president and CEO of iGate, poses during the World Economic Forum in Davos, in this January 26, 2013 file photo. The board of iGate Corp, an information technology outsourcing services provider, has sacked Murthy following an investigation into a claim of sexual harassment, the com

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U.S District Judge Susan Webber Wright poses in a February 1998, handout photo in Little Rock, Ark. On Wednesday, April 1, 1998, Judge Wright dismissed Paula Jones' lawsuit against President Clinton saying Jones' claims of sexual harassment ``fall far short'' of being worthy of trial. (AP Photo/HO,

Women shout slogans against Egyptian President Morsi and members of Brotherhood's during march and a protest against sexual harassment and violence against women in Cairo
Women shout slogans against Egyptian President Morsi and members of Brotherhood's during march and a protest against sexual harassment and violence against women in Cairo

Women shout slogans against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and members of the Brotherhood during a march against sexual harassment and violence against women in Cairo on Feb. 6, 2013. The rally comes in response to recent cases of sexual assault in both Tahrir Square and Cairo’s Mohamed Mahmoud S

Women chant slogans as they participate in a protest against sexual harassment, in central Cairo
Women chant slogans as they participate in a protest against sexual harassment, in central Cairo

Women chant slogans as they participate in a protest against sexual harassment, in central Cairo February 12, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)