Abstract
Sexual harassment is defined as unwanted advances of a sexual nature, including demands for sexual services, undesirable sexual suggestions, or other verbal, nonverbal, or physical acts of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment is pervasive worldwide and is a common occupational hazard for women. Primarily, it manifests as gendered and sexist malevolence. It generally appears in three broad ways: (1) harassment, (2) unwanted sexual attention, and (3) sexual coercion. Sexual harassment is most often enacted by men against women, and although men also experience sexual harassment, women report feeling frightened and distressed as a result of sexual harassment more often than men do.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology |
| Editors | Amy Wenzel |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | Sage Publications |
| Pages | 3130-3131 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781483365831 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- sexual harassment
