Effects of Sexual Harassment
Effects of sexual harassment
Common effects on the victims (Common professional, academic, financial, and social effects of sexual harassment) • Decreased work or school performance; increased absenteeism • Loss of job or career, loss of income • Having to drop courses, change academic plans, or leave school (loss of tuition) • Defamation of character and reputation • Loss of trust in environments similar to where the harassment occurred • Loss of trust in the types of people that occupy similar positions as the harasser or their colleagues • Extreme stress upon relationships with significant others, sometimes resulting in divorce; extreme stress on peer relationships, or relationships with colleagues • Weakening of support network, or being ostracized from professional or academic circles (friends, colleagues, or family may distance themselves from the victim, or shun them altogether) • Having to relocate to another city, another job, or another school • Loss of references/recommendations • Some of the psychological and health effects that can occur in someone who has been sexually harassed: depression, anxiety and/or panic attacks, sleeplessness and/or nightmares, shame and guilt, difficulty concentrating, headaches, fatigue or loss of motivation, stomach problems, eating disorders (weight loss or gain), feeling betrayed and/or violated, feeling angry or violent towards the perpetrator, feeling powerless or out of control, increased blood pressure, loss of confidence and self esteem, withdrawal and isolation, overall loss of trust in people, traumatic stress, post-traumatic stress disorder.
Effects of sexual harassment on organizations • Decreased productivity and increased team conflict • Decrease in success at meeting financial goals (because of team conflict) • Decreased job satisfaction • Loss of staff and expertise from resignations to avoid harassment or resignations/firings of
Common effects on the victims (Common professional, academic, financial, and social effects of sexual harassment) • Decreased work or school performance; increased absenteeism • Loss of job or career, loss of income • Having to drop courses, change academic plans, or leave school (loss of tuition) • Defamation of character and reputation • Loss of trust in environments similar to where the harassment occurred • Loss of trust in the types of people that occupy similar positions as the harasser or their colleagues • Extreme stress upon relationships with significant others, sometimes resulting in divorce; extreme stress on peer relationships, or relationships with colleagues • Weakening of support network, or being ostracized from professional or academic circles (friends, colleagues, or family may distance themselves from the victim, or shun them altogether) • Having to relocate to another city, another job, or another school • Loss of references/recommendations • Some of the psychological and health effects that can occur in someone who has been sexually harassed: depression, anxiety and/or panic attacks, sleeplessness and/or nightmares, shame and guilt, difficulty concentrating, headaches, fatigue or loss of motivation, stomach problems, eating disorders (weight loss or gain), feeling betrayed and/or violated, feeling angry or violent towards the perpetrator, feeling powerless or out of control, increased blood pressure, loss of confidence and self esteem, withdrawal and isolation, overall loss of trust in people, traumatic stress, post-traumatic stress disorder.
Effects of sexual harassment on organizations • Decreased productivity and increased team conflict • Decrease in success at meeting financial goals (because of team conflict) • Decreased job satisfaction • Loss of staff and expertise from resignations to avoid harassment or resignations/firings of