Background information How common is sexual harassment at work? Several organisations have carried out research to try to establish how many people have experienced sexual harassment at work. ... It is difficult to find out how common a problem sexual harassment is, precisely because it often goes unreported. ... Nearly three-quarters of those responding claimed to have been harassed by managers or owners/managing directors and 95% reported to have been harassed by men. ... What are employers doing to prevent harassment? ...

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Although businesses know it exists, they appear unsure of what to do about it. ... This may prove costly, because these risks have substantially increased in recent years. ... We will not tolerate any behavior, which discriminates against or disparages a person on account of his or her race, religion, sex, national origin, and age or disability status. ... In this paper, I concentrate on the experiences of women because even though women can sexually harass men, or there is harassment t hat takes place between the same sexes, there is very little research done on these issues. ... Women de...

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The problem with this is that without severe consequences, these nurses do not take their jobs serious enough. ... Not only does the patient have to suffer, but the family of the patient as well, all because of someone not following what they were hired to do. ... Although you would expect extra attention being inside a facility known as a "medical assistance" organization, too often, that is not the case. ... When working in any other corporation that might be true, but when you take the job where caring for the life of another person is your responsibility, you should be one hundred perc...

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This may happen during rape when a women is forced to have sex, is physically beaten while sex or is strangled during sex. ... The perpetrator's lawyers often ask degrading questions which add to the stress and shame, such as "what were you doing in the parking lot at night and what were you doing wearing that dress?... The victims might also face emotional abuse such as "you are fat and ugly- and "you will never accomplish anything-. ... They feel life threatened and often do not know how they get out of it. They often times are forced to have sex while being held down against their w...

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Sexual abuse, although it includes a constant demand of sex, can also include criticizing the victim in sexual terms, calling the victim names such as "whore" and "frigid", forcing the victim to witness sexual acts with other people, and using threats to back up demands for sex. ... " And you let her go, and she'd be right back at you, doing it again (Cook 47). ... [h] e was very gentle and loving and told me, "I will always love you for the woman you are." ... I was frightened of how my classmates and supervisor at work would treat me if they knew I was trans...

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When you consider that only 5% of cases get reported and of that 5% only 35% lead to charges, it is clear to see that there is a huge amount of unreported offences against children in Britain (One in Four website, 2003). ... This is not to say it does not happen, it clearly does, but most abuse is by a trusted person. ... Sexual abuse - Being touched in/on an intimate place of the body or being forced to have sex or watch sexual pictures or videos. ... Children are vulnerable as they do not have any power in the child/adult relationship. ... The government bodies for this sport claim to ...

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Men who batter women have never learned how to cope successfully with angry feelings. Life is full of events that cause us immense stress and frustration, but the abusive male does not have the communication skills necessary for resolving the conflict passively. ... Many people accept this definition of woman abuse inasmuch as they believe that if you don't need stitches, you"re not hurt. ... Men who are verbally encouraged by their friends to abuse women are much more likely to do so. ... This theory emphasizes how men learn abusive behavior through a male culture that encourages violenc...

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Men who batter women have never learned how to cope successfully with angry feelings. Life is full of events that cause us immense stress and frustration, but the abusive male does not have the communication skills necessary for resolving the conflict passively. ... Many people accept this definition of woman abuse inasmuch as they believe that if you dont need stitches, youre not hurt. ... Men who are verbally encouraged by their friends to abuse women are much more likely to do so. ... This theory emphasizes how men learn abusive behavior through a male culture that encourages violence throu...

• Word Count: 3590
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate