Reflective Article Review- Sexual Harassment
According to a survey by Crocker and Kalemba (1999) in “The Incidence and Impact
Of Women’s Experiences of Sexual Harassment in Canadian Workplaces”, sexually
harassed women in the workplace has been considered a contentious social dilemma
as half women in the workforce went through incidence of various types of sexual
harassment at work which made sexual harassment as the most widespread form of
female sexual victimization, 1,990 women divulged their sexual harassment experiences,
responses and how it affected their work and personal lives; furthermore, this analysis
shows the characteristics of female sexual harassment and its consequences at workplace;
moreover, the results are used to discuss complications and the organizational power
theory’s understanding of workplace harassment complications.
Crocker and Kalemba (1999) first present a sexual harassment survey done by
Fitzgerald et al (1988) in the late 1980s in which the survey explore specific issues pertaining
to risk factors and women’s responses to sexual harassment at workplace. The study
was considered as the largest Canadian survey describing 1,990 number of women
that participated about incidence and consequences of female sexual harassment in
Canadian workplaces. Behaviours that are derogatory about women such as visual
sexual materials are considered as gender harassment (542). Furthermore, verbal and
non-verbal treatment are described as unwanted sexual attention while bribery or
intimidation to gain sexual favours are part of sexual coercion (542).
Victims of workplace sexual harassment go through feelings of job
dissatisfaction,absenteeism, nervousness, anger, irritability, low self-esteem and increased
Of Women’s Experiences of Sexual Harassment in Canadian Workplaces”, sexually
harassed women in the workplace has been considered a contentious social dilemma
as half women in the workforce went through incidence of various types of sexual
harassment at work which made sexual harassment as the most widespread form of
female sexual victimization, 1,990 women divulged their sexual harassment experiences,
responses and how it affected their work and personal lives; furthermore, this analysis
shows the characteristics of female sexual harassment and its consequences at workplace;
moreover, the results are used to discuss complications and the organizational power
theory’s understanding of workplace harassment complications.
Crocker and Kalemba (1999) first present a sexual harassment survey done by
Fitzgerald et al (1988) in the late 1980s in which the survey explore specific issues pertaining
to risk factors and women’s responses to sexual harassment at workplace. The study
was considered as the largest Canadian survey describing 1,990 number of women
that participated about incidence and consequences of female sexual harassment in
Canadian workplaces. Behaviours that are derogatory about women such as visual
sexual materials are considered as gender harassment (542). Furthermore, verbal and
non-verbal treatment are described as unwanted sexual attention while bribery or
intimidation to gain sexual favours are part of sexual coercion (542).
Victims of workplace sexual harassment go through feelings of job
dissatisfaction,absenteeism, nervousness, anger, irritability, low self-esteem and increased
References: Crocker,Diane and Kalemba,Valery.”The Incidence and Impact of Women’s Experiences of Sexual Harassment in Canadian Workplaces”.1995/1999 pp541-558, cited in Smith,D. 1995 “Sexual harassment in the workplace:The Silent oppression”. Social Worker, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 85-88. Fitzgerald, L.F. and S.L. Shullman, N. Bailey, M. Richards et al. 1988. “The incidence and dimensions of sexual harassment in academia and the workplace”. Journal of Vocational Behaviour, Vol. 32, pp. 152-75. Thacker,R.A. and S.F. Gohmann. 1996. “Emotional and psychological consequences of sexual harassment: A descriptive study”. Journal of Psychology, Vol. 130, No. 4, pp.429-46.