As i browsed through the internet, i've read one of the reasearch (Jennifer L Hurt from Purdue University) about why sexual harassment happen in the workplace, according to her research, there are some causes that may convey to the sexual harassment such as;
i) Men's perceptions of organizational climate for harassment, men's perceptions of the sexual behavior of other men in a work group.
ii) harassment proclivities of men in the work group were predicted to impact the experience of sexual behaviors by women in the work group.
iii) It was hypothesized that harassment proclivities would interact with climate perceptions and perceptions of other's behavior to impact women's experiences. In addition, several factors (called labeling factors) were hypothesized to impact a woman's decision of whether or not she had been sexually harassed, including the status of the perpetrator, the negativity of the experiences, her tolerance for harassment, and the organizational climate for harassment.
Jennifer also wrote in her research that there are no evidence was found for the predicted interactions of harassment proclivities with men's climate perceptions or with perceptions of other men's behaviors on women's experiences with sexual behaviors.
While some evidence indicated harassment decisions were impacted by the labeling factors, these hypotheses were also not supported. The results are discussed both in terms of the implications for understanding sexual harassment, and in terms of measurement of the relevant constructs.
From my opinion, we could not stop the climate, proclivity and also the desire in any person as we were born with it. But, if you are using your wise brain, this kind of thing shouldn't be happen anytime anywhere.
I agreed that we could not stop sexual harassment to be happen at the workplace and we could not predict when its goin to happen and who is goin to be the victim.But in this case manager or the supervisor should take an effort to avoid this things to be happen to their staff and they have the right to manage the organization correctly.There is certain criteria as a manger should have such as flexible when coping with the staff and the enviroment,supportive to their staff as a coaches and mentors rather than as a director and be resposive to organiszation,peers and staff.With this qualities as a manager, work enviroment for the women will be more safer n fun so that they don't have to feel worried or facing bad experience at their own work place.
ReplyDeleteBy Jaclyn
I belived that gender expression was a strong predictor of workplace sexual harassment. It is also linked to issues of control rather than sex. Male co-workers, clients and supervisors seem to be using harassment as an equalizer against women in power
ReplyDeleteThe study, which presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, reveals that nearly fifty percent of women supervisors reported sexual harassment in the workplace. Women supervisors were 137 percent more likely to be sexually harassed than women who did not hold managerial roles.
Heather McLaughlin, a sociologist at the University of Minnesota and the study's primary investigator says that "This study provides the strongest evidence to supporting the theory that sexual harassment is less about sexual desire than about control and domination,"
McLaughlin and her co-authors examined data of the Youth Development Study (YDS) from the 2003 and 2004 waves. Prospective of the study is about adolescents. It began in 1988 with a sample of 1,010 ninth graders in the St. Paul, Minnesota, public school district and has continued near annually since. Respondents were approximately 29 and 30 years old during the 2003 and 2004 waves. The analysis was supplemented with in-depth interviews with a subset of the YDS survey respondents.
Acknowledgement : American Sociological Association
by Siti Mariam binti Ali
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Why does it happen in the workplace? Actually it can happen anywhere else also. In school, college, at home (the 'sumbang mahram' thingy) etc etc. But why does it happen in the workplace? From my opinion, some of it happens because there are close interactions between both gender.
ReplyDeleteActually, there should be a gap or a boundary whether at work or when socializing between both gender. As women, we can make friends with men, but our way of expressing ourselves, our way of communication should not be the same as the way we talk with the same gender.
Sometimes, male gender can misinterpret our gesture as trying to seduce them. Women should prevent themselves from making physical contact with the opposite gender.
One example, a friend of mine, a woman, was being approached by a male colleague trying to teach her something in my friend's computer. For sure the male will look over her shoulder to see the monitor. Then, my friend politely distance herself away from the male rather than willing your physical self to be 'accidentally' making contact with the male colleague.
Well, it is just my opinion anyway. But it works for me though. :))
I agree with your opinion.its up to the individual how to keep their manner or behaviour when they are in contact with other people either in the workplace or in school especially with different gender.If you dont want any sexual harassment happen to you so by avoiding it can solve the problem.
ReplyDeleteBy Jaclyn
sometimes, sexual harassment also happen in school, public transport, family or recreational park and even shopping complex!! its not about the place, but they way that people act... if they can limit their act and behaviour, all these unacceptable act can be avoided.. people have to control their manners.
ReplyDeletenor diyana aminudin
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