Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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Running Head: Sexual Harassment
Preventing Sexual Harassment
February 25, 2011
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Preventing Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is an important issue in today’s workplace. Every employee has the right to work in an environment free of sexual harassment and hostile conditions. Therefore, respect is also an important aspect of ethical behaviors and professionalism. There is a federal law related to sexual harassment in Florida Statute § 110.1221. This paper will address three types of behavior that may be interpreted as sexual harassment in the workplace; how to respond to sexual harassment; the consequences to sexual harassment, and how to prevent sexual harassment.
Harassment in the workplace may include less support or on-the-job training to a person of a particular group or denying an employee who deserves a promotion due to their age or gender. Giving a person menial or demeaning assignments or giving them to a particular person because of their race, age or nationality is another form of harassment in the workplace. Another example is withholding important information from a person because of their race, age, or sexual preferences so that they appear unprepared to those who have influence.
Harassment has different kinds of behaviors; it can be verbal, nonverbal or physical. Verbal could be sexual compliments, nonverbal could be facial gestures and
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physical actions could be touching or horseplay. Now-a-days people are more educated about sexual harassment. It affects both men and women, people in a superior level and even those who are nonemployed. Employees also have to be more aware of certain objects such as swimsuit calendars and screen savers.
There are several options when responding to sexual harassment. On the onset of the harassment, the offended should bring it to the attention of the offender that it is unwelcomed and makes them
Running Head: Sexual Harassment
Preventing Sexual Harassment
February 25, 2011
Sexual Harassment 2
Preventing Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is an important issue in today’s workplace. Every employee has the right to work in an environment free of sexual harassment and hostile conditions. Therefore, respect is also an important aspect of ethical behaviors and professionalism. There is a federal law related to sexual harassment in Florida Statute § 110.1221. This paper will address three types of behavior that may be interpreted as sexual harassment in the workplace; how to respond to sexual harassment; the consequences to sexual harassment, and how to prevent sexual harassment.
Harassment in the workplace may include less support or on-the-job training to a person of a particular group or denying an employee who deserves a promotion due to their age or gender. Giving a person menial or demeaning assignments or giving them to a particular person because of their race, age or nationality is another form of harassment in the workplace. Another example is withholding important information from a person because of their race, age, or sexual preferences so that they appear unprepared to those who have influence.
Harassment has different kinds of behaviors; it can be verbal, nonverbal or physical. Verbal could be sexual compliments, nonverbal could be facial gestures and
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physical actions could be touching or horseplay. Now-a-days people are more educated about sexual harassment. It affects both men and women, people in a superior level and even those who are nonemployed. Employees also have to be more aware of certain objects such as swimsuit calendars and screen savers.
There are several options when responding to sexual harassment. On the onset of the harassment, the offended should bring it to the attention of the offender that it is unwelcomed and makes them
References: Florida Basic Recruit Training – Law Enforcement Vol. 1 Murray, Jason (2011) – Work place experiences