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SEXUAL HARASSMENT? NO, JUST CULTURE!

Even in this high-tech age, sexual harassment Research has

continues and increases day by day. So we wonder shown that

if this has become a culture or a trend for us hierarchical

because it can be said that those who work power dynamics

experience sexual harassment, especially women. underlie sexual

According to a recent poll by Quinnipiac University, harassment.

60 percent of American voters said they had

experienced sexual harassment. Most of this sexual

harassment will be anywhere and will make you feel

HOW TO PREVENT?
unsafe even in public places or schools. First, Employees should understand the

organization's policies and laws regarding sexual

SEXUAL HARASSMENT & WORK harassment, court filing procedures, and

behavioral expectations of all employees, says

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a pervasive
Chris Kilmartin, Ph., Psychologist and professor
and persistent problem that can cause permanent
emeritus of psychology at the University of Mary
mental damage, according to the president of the
Washington. Intervention training can also help
American Psychological Association. “Sexual

harassment in the workplace is a huge problem in increase

occupational fitness psychology,” said APA accountability by
President Antonio E. Puente, Ph. “Psychological expecting
studies have presented information on the reasons employees to speak
for the workplace harassment, as well as some up or even
techniques to stop or lessen it. However, there are document their
moderate studies on the traits of the bully, which
personal legal proceedings when witnessing
makes it difficult to predict who will do it and when
sexual harassment involving another employee.
and when it will happen. What we do realize is that
with staff who are much less committed to their
abusers tend to lack a social sense of right and
paintings. "An antagonistic environment affects
wrong and interact in manipulative, immature,
the entire organization, not just the people who
irresponsible, and exploitative behaviors. Research
are being harassed," says Kilmartin. “Basically, it
has shown that sexual harassment is primarily aimed
poisons the organization. Some common risk
at women, however, boys are also the targets of
factors for sexual harassment are jobs with
such behavior. Perpetrators of sexual harassment in
strictly hierarchical power dynamics, in which
the workplace are not the best
there are more men and supervisors than girls.
supervisors/superiors, but they are also colleges
Hiring additional girls in leadership roles and
gues, subordinates, clients, and clients, Puente
developing a civil and respectful lifestyle for all
mentioned. This sexual harassment is a very serious
employees can help minimize the problem, says
problem that each of us faces. Sexual harassment
Kilmartin.
should be taken seriously by us as this sexual

harassment can cause a person with anxiety, eating

problems, post-traumatic stress, low level of

CONCLUSION
happiness, depression, and mental health issues. "Psychology can help in the form of sexual

These problems are more likely to occur in men than harassment training, but it works best when it's

in women. Like women, men are also victims of part of a dedicated and comprehensive effort to

sexual harassment, especially those in the military. address the problem," said Puente. Organizations

According to the article Sexual Harassment: Have must proactively enact regulations that prohibit

we made progress? (2017) 10 times more men in the sexual harassment, raise employee awareness,

military are likely to experience sexual harassment establish reporting approaches, and train

than civilian men, but an estimated 81% of harassed employees about these regulations. Success in

service members do not report it. Supervisors are tackling this problem depends on oneself, the

predominantly male and staff may experience that community as well as the authorities

court matters will no longer be taken seriously.

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