Sexual Harassment And The Workplace

Over the years sexual harassment has been going on. Many people try to stop it but, how do you stop something that has been going on for so long? Which has caused damage to not just young ladies but young men. Sexual harassment is all over the world. Many people think it will never happen in small towns. These issues can occur where ever at any time. Starting with your very own phone. In society today everyone has a way into social media. Everyone now in day have either a twitter, facebook, snapchat, and instagram. Teenager now in day communicate by text messaging. They can now send messages, pictures, and videos. That leads to exposure of the appearance and their information. Besides doing all that nifty stuff there is friend request coming here and there. Lately there has been obsession of who has more friends. Making them risk there life’s with strangers. Many people out there sometimes make fake profiles to impress the ladies with an attractive man same as with young men. As a result this leads to people reaching out to teenagers. Setting them with fake dinner, movie and more appointment. Where they think they will meet the person supposable they talk to on social media. That’s when the story takes a turning point; making them the victims of a cruel sexual harassment as seen in “ The Wife of Bath's Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer could be beneficial. This tale helps people see there is revenge with no harm however. Creating a struggle they will life all there life. Until men

Does the phrase “That’s what she said.” sound familiar? The phrase is from the popular hit television series The Office. The guy behind this popular quote is none other than Dunder Mifflin’s Michael Scott. This quote is not only inappropriate but it is also a form of sexual harassment and Michael Scott is the king of sexual harassment. Unfortunately sexual harassment is a problem that is occurring in the workplace. In another popular movie, Horrible Bosses, sexual harassment is one of the main points in the story. The best example of this is when Charlie Day’s boss, Jennifer Anniston, constantly makes sexual gestures and inappropriate statements at him. However, in The Office and Horrible Bosses, sexual harassment is taken to an extreme. What is unfortunate about sexual harassment is that most people do not realize that it is illegal in the workplace. However, it is possible that a few comments slip out every now and then but they should not be taken lightly. Unfortunately in these situations, there is nothing done to prevent it in the workplace, which I have decided to look into the problem of preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.

This research is about sexual harassment in workplaces. Sexual harassment has been seen all over the world, and it is more directed to women and also some men have reported the issues although not that much. The research was done due to the vast number of people complaining of harassment in their workplace and wanted to prove if it’s true. Harassment in workplaces is not only directed to job advances but also as a way to bully other employees, and this makes work productivity in any company.

Every public and private employer in the State of California (except the federal government and religious, non-profit corporations or associations) is subject to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act’s (FEHA), which prohibits against sexual harassment in the workplace. Individual supervisors, managers and non-supervisory employees are individually subject to the FEHA’s anti-harassment provisions. The goal of the FEHA is to familiarize supervisors and managers with their responsibilities under California law for responding to, and preventing, sexual harassment. Although federal law imposes similar duties as those required by the FEHA, there are some important differences that will be highlighted in my paper.

Sexual harassment is no joke. It happens more often than men think it does. A majority of the women who don't report workplace harassment feel that their job is on the line or women may think that they will be taken as a joke. According to the Occupational Handbook, 1 in 3 women experience sexual harassment in the workplace. In the United States. Sexual Harassment needs to stop one way or another. Fox News is hostile to female employees.

The behaviors of sexual harassment occurred since humans first came to earth stated by many authors. (ILO, 2001) Nowadays, as sexual harassment has become a global phenomenon, issues have been cropping up. This would not have happen twenty-five years ago when sexual harassment was known as a global phenomenon which had no legal term and there was no preferable word to express it, where sexual harassment was repulsive (Mackinnon, 1979) Sexual harassment’s term was primarily used in the 1980s. Since then, sexual harassment issues have been recognized throughout the world into cultural and occupational context (ILO, 2001)

There are federal laws put in position to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Most employees sometimes don’t even realize what sexual harassment is are when they are committing this violation. On the flip side an employee may not realized when they are being sexually harassed and when is the appropriate time to speak up. Education on sexual harassment has increased within the workplace as cases are more public and fines are getting steeper.

His description of aesthetic appreciation includes nonaggressive comments related to appreciation of physical features. Although the meaning may be innocently concealed in such nonaggressive comments, it is still nonetheless sexual harassment. He cites an example of this type of appreciation of physical features as, "Gee…sigh…you're looking better every day!" He argues that no matter how harmless the comments may seem they are still a put-down to the female gender and that a manager to make such comments could be construed as favoritism because of the person's physical features.

Any harassment may encourage absenteeism and increase employee turnovers which may affect the company’s overall productivity and employee morale. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) identified two forms of sexual harassment, both covered by “Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964” (Bohlander & Snell, 2007).

Every work industry around the world has numerous discriminations afoot, but many studies have been conducted that highlight challenges faced specifically by women in the workplace. Women face many uphill battles to include differences in pay levels compared with male counterparts; the balance of full-time compared to part-time employment; and the occupational echelons at which women are typically employed. The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) reported that “women remain disadvantaged compared to men, as occupational segregation means they are concentrated in lower skilled and lower paid jobs with less access to vocational training and education” (Bimrose, 2004, p. 110). Sexual harassment represents one important instrument for maintaining occupational separation for women in the workplace. Nevertheless, two legislative Acts in the UK that victims can use to confront it are the Sex Discrimination Act (SDA) of 1975 and the Employment Rights Act (ERA) of 1996. Under the SDA, sexual harassment is illegal if it can be construed as sex discrimination and distinguishes between direct and indirect discrimination with sexual harassment identified as a form of direct discrimination. On the other hand, the ERA only applies when an individual has a minimum of 1 years’ service with an employer and has been dismissed, resigned or is considering leaving because of harassment (Bimrose, 2004, p. 110). Additionally, two codes of practice have been implemented to help prevent sexual

According to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC), workplace sexual harassment is defined as an unwelcome sexual advances or conduct of a sexual nature which unreasonably interferes with the performance of a person's job or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Sexual harassment can range from persistent offensive sexual jokes to inappropriate touching to posting offensive material on a bulletin board. Sexual harassment at work is a serious problem and can happen to both women and men. Both state and federal laws protect employees from sexual harassment at work. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964, Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. While Title VII is the base level for sexual harassment claims, states have sexual harassment laws may be even stricter. [1].

Federal law recognizes two different sets of legal grounds for claiming sexual harassment under Title VII. The first is quid pro quo. Under the quid pro quo form of harassment, a person in authority, usually a supervisor, demands sexual favors of a subordinate as a condition of getting or keeping a job benefit. The second, which will discuss below, is a hostile work environment harassment. Many sexual harassment victims are never threatened with termination or lack of advancement. Rather, they suffer repeated abuse by a hostile work environment, which is an alternative ground for bringing a Title VII sexual harassment action. A hostile work environment arises when a co-worker or supervisor, engaging in unwelcome and

In the article, Harassment: it’s still a problem, James P.T. Flatt explains what sexual harassment can include as he states in the article, “Deliberate or repeated verbal comments of a sexual nature, suggestive remarks and offensive jokes. Focusing on a person's physical attributes rather than his or her skill and experience.” Women in the world today continue to encounter the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace because many are still keeping silence of their incidents. We still continue to see sexual harassment in today’s headlines.

Sexual harassment is an ongoing problem in our society and has been swept under the rug in most sexual harassment cases in the workplace. The problem with sexual harassment, especially in the workplace, is the fact that victims usually cannot escape the situation from happening more than once. The victim is often in a position with their company that the victim cannot let authorities know of the harassment because of financial obligation to their family and themselves through the company. Sexual harassment is an issue that, is not only a major issue but an issue that needs to be stopped. Sexual harassment in the workplace needs to be prevented from happening and we as a society need to raise awareness for this issue.

Sexual harassment accusations regarding public figures has been one of the most popular news we see on social media these days. “Sexual harassment becomes a crime only when there is a nonconsensual touching or sexual contact that can be prosecuted.” (Henning, 2017). Some of the accused individuals are admitting their guilt in some of these situations, while many are denying these allegations, particularly those that occurred decades ago. In many of the instances, money and other valuable considerations are being used to get documents signed that swore the party marking the claim to silence regarding the matter, or pay back the money with interest. This probably because it is much easier and cheaper to pay someone off than to fight this slander/libel in court.