Sexual Harassment In The 21st Century

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Sexual harassment in most cases are occur more often to a woman than a man due to the fact that as progressive as the 21st century is, there is still inequality in almost every working force, whether it is under government employment or otherwise. Women tend to resign to their fate out of fear and the belief that no one will believe them over a man or how they would be portrayed if any news of the harassment were to be revealed. The man doing the harassing might portray the woman as something else entirely make others believe that she was leading him on or showing an interest in him. Also, they think by telling someone that they are being harassed the perpetrator will make situations worse for them and it can lead to them being assaulted. In the military, a woman is …show more content…
It is even a statistical fact that a woman is twice as more likely to be harassed and/or assaulted in the military than if she was a civilian
Sexual harassment on rare occasions can also happen to a male too. It is not really as reported as often as it should due to the fact that a man would normally find this embarrassing so it is pretty much a matter of pride and reputation. A man would believe if he is being harassed by a woman, he believes that his peers would see him as either a wimp for not doing

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