On the Persistence of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 论工作场所性骚扰的持续性.pdfVIP

On the Persistence of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace S. Gayle Baugh ABSTRACT. The persistence of sexual harassment steadily, from 3,661 complaints in 1981 to 5,557 in the workplace, despite the general abhorrence for complaints in 1990 (Clark et al., 1991). It seems the behavior and programs designed to eradicate it, unlikely that sexual harassment will disappear is puzzling. This paper proposes that gender differ- from the work setting any time in the near ences in perceptions of sexual harassment and power future, despite the fact that sexual harassment is differentials in the workplace which permit men to generally considered deplorable behavior (Tinsley legitimize and institutionalize their perspective are and Stockdale, 1993). implicated. These two phenomena combine to result Incidence studies have also documented that in blaming the victim of sexual harassment for her own plight. Shifting attention to the target of sexual sexual harassment is generally directed toward harassment facilitates the persistence of sexual harass- women and perpetrated by men. Although ment because the institutionalized responses to the harassment in other gender combinations does problem remain unquestioned. occur, the vast majority of incidents involve a man harassing a woman (e.g., U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, 1981). This situation conforms There is no question