Sexual harassment in the workplace

Artikel

Workplace sexual harassment is internationally condemned as sex discrimination and a violation of human rights, and more than 75 countries have enacted legislation prohibiting it. Sexual harassment in the workplace increases absenteeism and turnover and lowers workplace productivity and job satisfaction. Yet it remains pervasive and underreported, and neither legislation nor market incentives have been able to eliminate it. Strong workplace policies prohibiting sexual harassment, workplace training, and a complaints process that protects workers from retaliation seem to offer the most promise in reducing sexual harassment.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2015 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination ; Labor Discrimination ; Labor Standards: Working Conditions ; Labor Standards: Workers' Rights ; Labor Law ; Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
• Subject: sexual harassment ; sex discrimination ; workplace violence ; productivity ; earnings

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Hersch, Joni
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.188
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/125411
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET