Harassment

Sexual Harassment and the Differences of Gender and Their Perspectives Sexual harassment, is a continuous event of unwanted sexual visual, verbal or physical behavior from another person (EEOC, 1980). Furthermore, sexual harassment has been seen to affect woman more than men. In a study done by Abbey (1982), found that men mistake friendliness for seduction. Thus, this miscommunication can led to some unwanted attention and advancements. Sexual harassment can leave the victim feeling negatively…

Sexual harassment lowers work performance and brings low self-esteem to the victims. Sexual harassment is considered as a public embarrassment and humiliation where the harassed may be blamed for her dress and lifestyle at times.it is unfortunate that the harassed normally become under scrutiny and this really interferes with their reputation and dignity. To most victims, sexual harassment may prompt them to change their jobs or even feel that people around them do not care about them. There are…

Sexual harassment is a big problem facing people of all ages and can happen anywhere ranging from in schools to workplaces. Statistics have shown victims of sexual harassment are typically women but that does not mean men cannot be sexually harassed as well. Sexual harassment can come in physical or verbal forms, little things such as unwanted sexual comments or unwanted sexual advances can be considered sexual harassment. The victims can be anyone ranging from children in elementary schools to…

Sexual Harassment in a workplace, professional environment or social situation involves the making of unwanted sexual advances or obscene gestures and or remarks. Sexual Harassment is not gender, race or ethnically specific. This means any individual can become a victim of sexual harassment whether you are male or female, black, Hispanic or white. Sexual harassment is so much of a problem that laws were developed to protect all members of society. In regard to law there are sexual harassment…

1. Alleged harassment by supervisors Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behavior that disturbs or upsets, and it is characteristically repetitive. In the legal sense, it is behavior that appears to be disturbing or threatening. In a company, harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Americans with…

After viewing the video title, “You be the Judge”, on sexual harassment, Learning Team D (LTD) analyzed three different things involving employees and sexual harassment in the workplace. LTD examined each element of the cause of action, the applicable defenses, and the reason for the Judge’s ruling. Next, the team analyzed the potential liability of the employee and the employer. Finally, LTD scrutinized if the sexual harassment were an independent contractor versus an employee. Analyze Each…

being wrongfully accused of sexual harassment in the workplace. There needs to be a system put in place of checks and balances to ensure that both sides of the accusation get fair treatment throughout the investigation. The victim should always be taken into consideration, but the accused…

Effects of and Responses to Workplace Sexual Harassment Victims of workplace SH experience a range of ill effects, such as job dissatisfaction and absenteeism. Victims also exhibit nervousness, anger and irritability, low self-esteem and elevated stress . In their research, Thacker and Gohmann found that the worst effects were associated with supervisor SH, sexual coercion, long term SH and SH in male dominated settings. Thacker and Gohmann draw upon several theories to explain these findings.…

Such behavior can be considered verbal and sexual harassment because that’s very inappropriate. The statement also comes off as a bribe, which is also unacceptable behavior. If I saw that occur between an officer and an offender I would ask the co-worker about the exchange to begin with and if I feel the person will continue to act unprofessionally I would report the situation to my boss because someone would need to know about it. The harassment of offenders should never be ignored because the…

Sexual harassment sounds like an adult issue, something that is a problem in a work environment. Most people won’t even hear it identified or defined until possibly late in high school, or until they start their first jobs, but sexual harassment can start as early as elementary school. What’s worse is that children are unaware that the behavior is wrong, and so it just continues. A lot of people claim that educating children about sexual behavior is unnecessary, when it could help develop…