Sexual Harassment-

Anti-Sexual Harassment
Act of 1995

Presented by Group 4
 Jaizel

Business, no doubt, is a productive human

activity that brings a beneficial contribution to
both people and society. The business
produces employment, fair deals, creativity,
the advancement of technology, customer
satisfaction among others.

Ironically, however, business is also an

activity that provides an opportunity for some
unscrupulous people to take advantage of
others.
 Marie

What is sexual
harassment?
Crizel

WHY SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
OCCURS?
Sexual harassment is, above all, a manifestation of power
relations, women are much more likely to be victims of
sexual harassment precisely because they more often
than men lack power, are in more vulnerable and
insecure positions, lack self-confidence, or have been
socialized to suffer in silence.
 Romielyn

Violence and
Male self-
perception
The relationship between the sexes in many countries
around the world includes a considerable amount of
violence against women. Data about the United States,
for example, indicate that one out of every ten women
are raped or sexually assaulted during their lives, while
more than half of all women living with men have
experienced a battering or similar incident of domestic
violence.
The Economics of
Women’s Work
Katriona

Men who harass women to express their

resentment and try to reassert control when
they view women as their economic competitors

Women face in obtaining employment, there has

been a massive influx of women into the labor
force in the 1960s and 1970s.

Women's entry into the workforce has been

prompted by necessity since many families
cannot make ends meet if the wife and husband
both do not work full-time
Two Types of
Sexual
Harassment
 Jemelee

1. “Quid Pro Quo”

Harassment.
“This for that” (something for something) defined
as requiring a sexual favor as a condition of
employment or for an employment benefit (such
as promotion, transfer, pay raise).
 Chaed

2. Harassment that creates

a hostile environment

Abuses include verbal, physical, and visual

conduct that creates an hostile environment in
the workplace

May be based on race, religion, national origin,

sex, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual
orientation, or disability.
 Ynhan

Some examples of a hostile

environment:
Unwanted touching, patting, pinching, or brushing up against a person
Comments about your body, leering, wolf-whistling, catcalls, insults of a sexual nature, persistently
pestering for a date
Displaying or circulating pornographic pictures with the intention of harassing someone/Posting
explicitly sexual materials
Workplace blackmail
Green jokes
Obscene letters
Sexual propositions
Suggestive looks
 Kryz

HOW SEXUAL HARASSMENT

AFFECTS THE WORKPLACE
In the study made by Redbook Magazine in 1981, 140,000 men and women
were interviewed pertaining to sexual harassment. The result revealed that
80% of the persons interviewed believed they have been sexually
harassed. The study also showed that use of words, jokes, and gestures
were the type of harassment which created a hostile environment or
offensive work environment; it affected the individuals harassed and the
persons accused, who may be innocent; such case can generate costly
lawsuits, unfavorable publicity or the invasion of privacy, it can also affect
the bottom line of the employer, managers, and co-workers, and affect the
entire life of an organization and its members.
Rosemarie
HOW TO PREVENT
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
IN THE WORKPLACE
A significant step an organization can take in preventing sexual
harassment in the workplace is by creating a safe, secure, positive
work environment by putting into practice a strong sexual
harassment policy. Some examples of policy development are:
A broad anti-harassment/positive environment policy that
includes a statement that specifically addresses sexual
harassment
A separate sexual harassment policy that covers all
organizational members
Separate sexual harassment policy, one that addresses non-
management employees and one that addresses management
.
Juliana

Annoyed, scared, disgraced, and people are incompetent in

performing well. If not dealt with, sexual harassment may
result in costly lawsuit, dreadful publicity, and ruin of an
organization's image that took years to establish.

Riddance of sexual harassment will come through the

commitment of the organization and employees.

Most persons, male and female, want a secure office, free

from threats and apprehension.
 Jeleene

COMMUNICATING THE
SEXUAL HARRASSMENT
POLICY
To assure each employee a safe and harassment-free workplace, the
policy implemented must be well-communicated.

WAYS:
✓ Permanently posting on bulletin boards
✓ Giving memos
✓ Featuring articles in the organization’s newsletter
✓ Tackling in meetings
✓ Covering in training programs
✓ Conducting focus interviews and groups
✓ Demonstrating values and behaviors that embody the principles of the
policy
✓ Monitoring social media channels
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