We may think that sexual harassment is just a person being touched by someone else or forcing them to do something they don 't want to do. Not only that but sexual harassment is unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other physical or verbal in nature. Harassing not only involves physical contact it can also involve offensive statements or comments. It is seen to only happen to women but something people don’t realize is that it can also happen to men as well. Both genders are victims of sexual harassment but are too scared to speak out about it which can lead to horrific endings. It is important for people to know the dangers that sexual harassment can do to people and what it may cause them to feel no matter how they meant
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Other than verbal and sexual, there are people who get harassed on social media or just simply be a text message. One that is very common is street harassment. There are lots of people that have experienced street harassment both female and males. In article called, "Stop Street Harassment" it states twenty-five percent of men have been verbally and physically harassed in the streets and that sixty-five percent of the women get harassed as well. The article also stated that they get harassed in many different ways. For example, women get honked, whistled at, leered, and followed. Also they experienced kissing noises and rude comments. Another kind of harassment is gender harassment. Gender harassment is making sexist comments or jokes regarding of the person 's gender. For example, some women get gender harassed at their workplace because they are seen to stay at home and take care of their kids, in the kitchen. Men who stay at home with their children get harassed because it is viewed as a woman 's role. Today most sexual harassment happens on social media and people don 't realize that. According to the article, “Scary statistics show that sex offenders are taking over social media” stated “ In only four years since 2009 the number of sexual assault has increased from 139 to 614.” That is a 341.7 percent increase. Only About sixty percent reported to be sexual harassed on social media. Seventy-three percent of women face sexual harassment on social media. They face more severe types of harassment, like stalking. In the other hand, fifty-nine percent of men get harassed on social media, that is less compared to women. They tend to face minor harassment, like name calling and public embarrassment. Sexual harassment on social media can also affect their workplace. In an article, "Facebook Status Update: Employer is…Sued: How Internet Harassment Could Lead to a Change in Status" it states that "what happens on
Other than verbal and sexual, there are people who get harassed on social media or just simply be a text message. One that is very common is street harassment. There are lots of people that have experienced street harassment both female and males. In article called, "Stop Street Harassment" it states twenty-five percent of men have been verbally and physically harassed in the streets and that sixty-five percent of the women get harassed as well. The article also stated that they get harassed in many different ways. For example, women get honked, whistled at, leered, and followed. Also they experienced kissing noises and rude comments. Another kind of harassment is gender harassment. Gender harassment is making sexist comments or jokes regarding of the person 's gender. For example, some women get gender harassed at their workplace because they are seen to stay at home and take care of their kids, in the kitchen. Men who stay at home with their children get harassed because it is viewed as a woman 's role. Today most sexual harassment happens on social media and people don 't realize that. According to the article, “Scary statistics show that sex offenders are taking over social media” stated “ In only four years since 2009 the number of sexual assault has increased from 139 to 614.” That is a 341.7 percent increase. Only About sixty percent reported to be sexual harassed on social media. Seventy-three percent of women face sexual harassment on social media. They face more severe types of harassment, like stalking. In the other hand, fifty-nine percent of men get harassed on social media, that is less compared to women. They tend to face minor harassment, like name calling and public embarrassment. Sexual harassment on social media can also affect their workplace. In an article, "Facebook Status Update: Employer is…Sued: How Internet Harassment Could Lead to a Change in Status" it states that "what happens on