What is sexual harassment? How common is sexual harassment in work situations? How does it impact one's work and career?

What will be an ideal response?


* Sexual harassment is either sexual coercion based on promised rewards or threatened punishments or creation of a hostile workplace environment.
* 42 percent of female government employees experienced sexual harassment in the last two years, 33 percent of women have experienced unwanted sexual remarks, 28 percent experienced suggestive looks, and 26 percent were deliberately being touched in a sexual manner.
* Researchers conclude that about 50 percent of women have been harassed.
* Victims suffer physical or psychological symptoms including fatigue, headaches, nausea, and sleep and appetite disturbances. Psychological effects include anger, guilt, social withdrawal, and decreased self-esteem.

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