Authors: Emerson Reid and Prof. Vencie B. Allida, PhD (School of Graduate Studies and Leadership, Northern Caribbean University, Jamaica)
Abstract: Sexual harassment has gained a lot of attention in recent times. Research has indicated that both men and women are victims of sexual harassment and that gender is not a predictor of sexual harassment. One research has suggested that men were harassed twice as much as women, but women were harassed more frequently. The findings in this paper indicate that sexual harassment impact victims in many ways including psychologically and economically. Sexual harassment also impacts productivity and the economy due to low morale, productivity, absenteeism and presenteeism. Since human resource is the most important resource, sexual harassment is a human resource administrator function. Therefore, sexual harassment is gender neutral as both men and women are victims but women are harassed more frequently and pay a higher price physically, mentally and economically. It is therefore recommended that HRA can take steps to create a safe environment for workers where it clearly communicates acceptable behavior and educate the workforce about acceptable behaviors and investigate to eliminate harassment in the workplace.
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Interesting read, I do agree that sexual harassment is gender neutral, more now than ever before.
Factual information, and I like the fact that it highlighted the men are harrassed more than women. Males need to put aside their ego and report these matters to HRA.