Sexual Harassment Within The Workplace

In corporate America, sexual harassment is a huge concern amongst many organizations. The matter of sexual harassment is an issue that needs to be immediately attended to in

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

Harassment, specifically sexual harassment, is one of those challenges faced by businesses and employers as of a result of workplace diversification. Inappropriate conversations, unwanted advances and uncomfortable physical contact are some of the ways sexual harassment can occur. According to Hellriegel and Slocum, “Sexual harassment refers to unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.” (p.52). To be clear, sexual harassment can, and has, affected both women and men over the years however up to half of all working women have reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment in the career (Vijayasiri, 2008, p.1). It wasn’t until 1986 though that the Supreme Court recognized sexual harassment as a violation of Title VII in the case of Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (O’Brien, 1994, p. 1). Before the high court’s ruling, however, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had begun to address the issue by drafting hostile work environment guidelines that included sexual harassment (O’Brien, 1994, p. 4). These guidelines would serve later to guide the high court’s decision. There are many more cases like this one we could look at. In 1991, sexual harassment became a household term as Anita Hill testified before congress stating she was sexually

Work place policies regarding sexual harassment is the main issue discussed in this article. Sexual harassment has continued to be a challenge within the workplace. According to a recent review of sexual harassment related resolutions, employers have paid over $732,976.00 in sexual harassment fines (Hobson, Szostek, & Fitzgerald, 2015). The EEOC has issued written guidelines for appropriate strategies employers should use to handle workplace sexual harassment and specific ways to address it. It is the employer’s duty to proactively work to protect all employees from any type of sexual harassment by following sexual harassment policies and procedures that are put in place. Failure to implement and follow the policy and procedure in the workplace can and most likely will lead to liability should an EEOC investigation or lawsuit occur. The employer needs to disperse copies of the policies and procedures and post them in central locations throughout the organization and address sexual harassment in the employee handbooks. The policy and procedures need to clear

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a huge problem in recent history. It can happen to anyone and it can happen everywhere. It can affect all types of races, gender and age. Statistics today shows that more and more sexual harassment has become an issue due to the large number of cases presented. Mainstream media becomes consume covering sexual harassment because of the high profile cases. Sexual harassment becomes a topic on various TV shows, and on some major morning radio talk shows mostly everyday. Sexual harassment laws must be strengthened in order to fix what has become a serious problem today in the workplace.

The current social and economic concerns in the world have focused more on the achievement of equality between men and women at the various levels of engagements. However, this dream has been delayed long enough thanks to the vices that are still tied in the social fabric of a majority of societies across the globe. One principal goal in the recent years revolves on the eradication of workplace sexual harassment. This act affects both men and women, but it is more pronounced in the latter gender. The focus of this study is majorly on workplace sexual harassment that women in Canada have had to contend with for many years. This study will define the existence of workplace sexual harassment and some of the contributing factors. In addition, the study will cover some of the organizations that have thrown their weight against the vice and the strategies employed to address the issue. Finally, a conclusion will analyze the viability of some of the strategies adopted to address the matter and their effectiveness in addressing the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace.

To conclude, sexual harassment is an epidemic plaguing the modern workplace, particularly within hospitality and retail sectors. One in five women between 18 and 64 have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace within the last year (Australian Human Rights Commission 2010; Australian Human Rights Commission 2008 as cited in Birinxhikaj & Guggisberg 2017). The Sex Discrimination Act aims to protect all working Australians from sexual harassment during their employment (Sex Discrimination Act 1984). Experiences of sexual harassment can begin when young, in turn, affecting the job performance and education of young women (Fineran & Gruber 2009). The hospitality industry is notorious for sexual harassment from both co-workers and customers

In our society sexual harassment has been in the workplace for years. The use of sexual harassment in the workplace has been remembered best as a weapon used to keep women in their place which would cause them to forfeit promotions within their organizations. It was once believed that women were the only victims but the shift is now changing men are also reporting that they are also victims of sexual harassment on the job. In 1964 the Civil Rights Act was passed and employers began to recognize that they were liable for two types of sexual harassment. The first kind of harassment is Quid pro quo when a supervisor offers the employee sexual advances in order to get or keep a job, and also this harassment is used to determined if an

Historically sexual harassment was strictly associated with women’s work as a way of exploiting women’s sexuality in a labour context; trying to force sex in a context of economic vulnerability was utilized as a way to keep women out of certain jobs and protect male power (Levan, 2011). In one of the first studies of sexual harassment, consciousness raising efforts groups revealed how nearly every woman had some experience of quitting or being fired from a job because of the sexual behaviour of male supervisors or co-workers (Levan, 2011). From this the “Working Women United in the state of New York in 1974” decided to call the phenomena sexual harassment (Levan, 2011, p.139). It is important to remember the political significance of these

Sexual harassment in a healthcare workplace is a very important topic to discuss even though it is often swept under the rug. Even with all law, literature and discussions on sexual harassment, people still remain confused about what exactly constitutes sexual harassment. Therefore knowing what sexual harassment entails and looks like is a crucial step in the prevention of it from taking place. Sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination; it can therefore be defined as advances that are unwelcome, requests for sexual favors and other forms of verbal and physical conduct that have a sexual connotations (Berlin, 2012). This conducts become sexual harassment when they the submission of such conduct are made either explicitly or implicitly as a term or condition for the employment of the individual in the workplace. It can also considered sexual harassment when the submission to or even the rejection of this conducts by a person forms the basis for the decision to be made on the employment of these people. Finally it is also considered sexual harassment when such conduct has the purpose or effect of interfering with an individual's work performance substantially or the creation of an environment in the workplace that is hostile, intimidating or even offensive.

There are many consequences to violators of workplace sexual harassment laws. It is up to the employer to exercise due care that their employees are not harassed. Sexual harassment has an impact on employers as well as its employees. When harassed workers lose concentration, when it interferes with their judgment, when they are difficult to motivate or tend to be late or absent, employers incur significant losses. In these circumstances, productivity may decrease, team work be jeopardized, and the risk of workplace accidents increase. Ultimately, employers may lose valuable workers, while others may be dissuaded from applying for vacancies.

As seen in the case study, a court decision may be one way for any company to legally define what constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace, but there are many ways to define sexual harassment. Everyone has different views and tolerance levels towards sexual harassment. When a case of sexual harassment occurs in a workplace, however, it comes down to how the courts define sexual harassment. The Supreme Court defines sexual harassment to be unlawful in two ways. “The first type involves sexual harassment that results in a tangible employment action;” this is referred to as quid pro quo. For example, if an employee complies with the harasser’s request, then she will get a raise. This unlawful act is usually presented in the workplace by a person who has an upper hand, such as a manager, to ensure that s/he will get what s/he wants. Employees are often victimized by fear that they will not get promoted or that they will get fired. They also dread that if a complaint is filed, it will not be handled correctly. “This instance of sexual harassment always involves another violation of employee rights; [sic] wrongful termination.” This would occur, for instance, when “a supervisor . . . tells a subordinate that . . . she must be sexually cooperative with [him] or . . . she will be fired, and who then indeed does fire the subordinate for not submitting” (“U.S. Supreme Court Defines”). [schwinlaw.com]

Over the years, many people have believed that the issue of sexual harassment should not be discussed in public. Sexual harassment was to be discussed behind closed doors. In spite of this, the social and political systems have changed instantaneously. This social problem has affected men and women throughout time; however, it seems that the women of our society more closely look at this issue. This social topic has encouraged women to establish organizations in order to help them discuss the issues more openly and to demand equality including fairness and justice throughout the workplace and in their social lives as well. In recent years, sexual harassment has been one of the most serious and widespread problems

Under federal law there are two distinct forms of sexual harassment (Paul, 1990). The first form is known as quid pro quo harassment and in order for an action of this form to be successful there must be involvement by a supervisor or other person in authority. The fact that Sam, the alleged harasser, is in a supervising position raises the possibility that his behavior toward Paula may be considered quid pro quo sexual harassment. The fact that Paula has reportedly requested that Sam stop approaching her relative to their continuing a romantic relationship establishes the first element of a quid pro quo action. The second element arises by virtue of the fact that Paula has requested a transfer to another department outside the control and authority of Sam and Sam has apparently blocked Paula's request. Under the requirements of a quid pro quo action the victim's terms of employment or decisions regarding his or her employment must be affected (Brase, 2001). Sam's decision to block Paula's transfer certainly qualifies. In defense of his action to block Paula's transfer Sam has argued that such transfer might endanger Paula's unborn child because the chemicals that are used in the requested department have been shown to be harmful to fetuses. Sam's claim may be legitimate; however, his mere assertion would not qualify as a justifiable reason for denying the transfer. Sam is certainly not a medical expert and, unless such claims are documented by a proper authority outside the

Social inequality is a pressing issue in society today. It is a problem that is embedded deeply in society and has a harmful and negative impact. It creates an uneven distribution of resources and opportunities in society thereby causing people to be marginalized. There are many categories associated with social inequality. Examples include race, ethnicity, age, gender, power and social class. This paper will examine gender inequality in society. Using an article from the Toronto Star, I will focus on sexual harassment as an issue of gender inequality in the workplace and the impact it has had on the self-esteem as well as opportunities and achievements of women. Gender Inequality can be defined as the unequal treatment and prejudice of a person on the basis of sex and gender roles. Sexual harassment is further defined as any unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favours of verbal, gestural or physical nature and with objectionable overtones which cause discomfort, humiliation, fear or anger (I.L.O, 1958). Gender Inequality is mostly affected by women. In the workplace, schools, political positions and even in families, women are seen as the inferior sex. In Canadian history, it was not until the 1900s women were given equal rights to vote and the 1920s before a woman was elected in parliament. (Smith, 2011) This is to show that gender discrimination has been embedded in society for a very long time and although laws have been made to make sure males and females are