Prevention is the best tool to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace.
Source: EEOC https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/fs-sex.cfm
1/3 of executives report changing their behaviors to avoid any behaviors that could be perceived as sexual harassment yet more than 1/3 of workers still report that their workplace fosters sexual harassment.
Source: https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/trends-and-forecasting/research-and-surve…
The victim does not have to be the person harassed but could be anyone affected by the offensive conduct.
Source: EEOC https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/fs-sex.cfm
Women who were harassed were 6.5 times more likely than those who were not to change jobs.
Source: The Cost of Sexual Harassment, Gender & Society, Volume 31 Issue 3, June 2017, pp. 333–358 https://gendersociety.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/the-cost-of-sexual-haras…
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The American Psychological Association estimates that 71% of working women will experience sexual harassment during their careers.
Source: International Center for Research on Women publication, The Costs of Sex-Based Harassment to Businesses: An In-Depth Look at the Workplace. https://www.icrw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ICRW_SBHDonorBrief_v4_W…
Only 32% of women agreed that the harassment was something they could report to their employer without fear.
Source: Marketplace-Edison Research Poll, June 2018
45% of those experiencing sexual harassment strongly agreed that it caused them to change jobs.
Source: Marketplace-Edison Research Poll June 2018, https://www.edisonresearch.com/sexualharassmentworkplace/
80% of women who’ve been harassed leave their jobs within two years.
Source: Gender & Society, Volume 31 Issue 3, June 2017, pp. 333–358
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