A Study on Sexual Harassment for Women at Workplace and Preventing Measures


Authors : Shree Kavya D K; Dr. Malar Packyanathan

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 1 - January

Google Scholar : http://tinyurl.com/yne8w5ru

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10539154

Abstract : Sexual harassment is one of the significant issues in majority of organizations. Sexual harassment at workplace is an unwelcoming behavior indulged to employees by their senior authorities or even colleagues. Such inappropriate behavior makes an employee feel uncomfortable and disturbed. It leads the employee to experience an awful, inadequate air at the working environment. It is most commonly seen in case of women’s and the number of cases filed is higher compared to males. It is not specified to any sector of employment or to subjective level, women of every job post gets harassed and which shows the level of security available for women in their working organizations. Any kind of harassment is wrong, but sexually harassing in particular is against women’s right to work. As it makes the working environment more hostile and uncertain, which makes women less likely to take the lead and curbs their ability to be financially independent and strive for all-around development. This results in various negative impacts in both organizational and personal development such as decreased job satisfaction, depression, loss of motivation, diminished sense of self worth, etc. Therefore this paper studies about various methods of sexual harassment experienced by the victims and the consequences face by them under different traits. It is important to create a sense of security in working organizations for efficient performance. It is important to insure that the emphasis is on prevention rather than corrective action. Thus it also speaks about the effective recommendations to prevent sexual harassment at workplace.

Keywords : Sexual Harassment, Workplace, Women, Sexual Behavior, Organization.

Sexual harassment is one of the significant issues in majority of organizations. Sexual harassment at workplace is an unwelcoming behavior indulged to employees by their senior authorities or even colleagues. Such inappropriate behavior makes an employee feel uncomfortable and disturbed. It leads the employee to experience an awful, inadequate air at the working environment. It is most commonly seen in case of women’s and the number of cases filed is higher compared to males. It is not specified to any sector of employment or to subjective level, women of every job post gets harassed and which shows the level of security available for women in their working organizations. Any kind of harassment is wrong, but sexually harassing in particular is against women’s right to work. As it makes the working environment more hostile and uncertain, which makes women less likely to take the lead and curbs their ability to be financially independent and strive for all-around development. This results in various negative impacts in both organizational and personal development such as decreased job satisfaction, depression, loss of motivation, diminished sense of self worth, etc. Therefore this paper studies about various methods of sexual harassment experienced by the victims and the consequences face by them under different traits. It is important to create a sense of security in working organizations for efficient performance. It is important to insure that the emphasis is on prevention rather than corrective action. Thus it also speaks about the effective recommendations to prevent sexual harassment at workplace.

Keywords : Sexual Harassment, Workplace, Women, Sexual Behavior, Organization.

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