Throughout history there have been countless battles and hardships that women across Canada and the world have had to endure and overcome. Women have also challenged and transformed their status in society, demanding their political, social and economic rights. However one issue that still persists is sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is an issue for many women in a variety of workplaces. For some women having a low paying job seems to show them as devalued and vulnerable, therefore coworkers, supervisors, or employers may take advantage of this and the women maybe victim’s of sexual harassment Thirty years ago the term sexual harassment did not even exists, however the behavior did. As a result of women’s efforts in this area, sexual
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However the working environment can affect how people go about their day. Having said this, waitressing jobs usually consists of the most sexual harassment. It comprises thirty-seven percent of all sexual harassment claims, is committed by a co-worker, or a paying costumer (Giuffre 381). Sixty-Six percent of waitresses report being harassed by management, furthermore eighty percent report harassment from coworkers (Matthews). These statistics are quite fearful for waitresses and this should not be the case. Women should not have to go to their workplace in fear that some form of sexual harassment may be committed against her. Having said this “in less sexualized working environments, individuals may be more likely to label all offensive sexual advances as sexual harassment, whereas in more highly sexualized environments fewer sexual advances may be labeled sexual harassment” (Giuffre 389). This is one example on how sexual harassment can persist without a male knowing, which can increase the number of sexual harassment …show more content…
Most workplaces now have sexual harassment policies that aim to eliminate inappropriate behavior and provide a complaint process when it does occur (OHRC). The most common sexual harassment statistics show that seventy-seven percent is inappropriate comments about a women’s body or sex life, seventy-three percent is inappropriate physical behavior, such as getting unnecessarily close, learning over or cornering women; fifty percent of women have said it is the request for a date, that persistently occurs, after she denies (Canadian Labour
However the working environment can affect how people go about their day. Having said this, waitressing jobs usually consists of the most sexual harassment. It comprises thirty-seven percent of all sexual harassment claims, is committed by a co-worker, or a paying costumer (Giuffre 381). Sixty-Six percent of waitresses report being harassed by management, furthermore eighty percent report harassment from coworkers (Matthews). These statistics are quite fearful for waitresses and this should not be the case. Women should not have to go to their workplace in fear that some form of sexual harassment may be committed against her. Having said this “in less sexualized working environments, individuals may be more likely to label all offensive sexual advances as sexual harassment, whereas in more highly sexualized environments fewer sexual advances may be labeled sexual harassment” (Giuffre 389). This is one example on how sexual harassment can persist without a male knowing, which can increase the number of sexual harassment …show more content…
Most workplaces now have sexual harassment policies that aim to eliminate inappropriate behavior and provide a complaint process when it does occur (OHRC). The most common sexual harassment statistics show that seventy-seven percent is inappropriate comments about a women’s body or sex life, seventy-three percent is inappropriate physical behavior, such as getting unnecessarily close, learning over or cornering women; fifty percent of women have said it is the request for a date, that persistently occurs, after she denies (Canadian Labour