First, the employee must establish that he or she, (because sexual harassment does apply to both sexes), was subjected to unwelcome physical and/or verbal conduct of a sexual nature. Secondly, the employee must prove that the conduct was so severe or pervasive that it unreasonably interfered with the employee's ability to do his or her job (www.princeton.edu/puhs/sharass.shtml). This is a definition which is clear cut and to the point. It shows all the ways in which sexual harassment affects the world of employment. The laws surrounding sexual harassment have there own guidelines, like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, under the Title VII. .
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. This is something that is against the law and can be upheld through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This commission can file lawsuits on the behalf of victims of sexual harassment. Women who take someone to court on a sexual harassment charge a long legal process and it can be years from the first complaint to the final verdict. Meanwhile, women are not entitled to collect damages under the Civil Rights Act (http://www.ppspublishers.com/). This leads to women thinking, "Why should I go through the trouble?" Even the women who do file a complaint and win a harassment case, they still have to deal with the profession that they are in with the same people. Even though Title VII offers reinstatement to previous job, the defendant can be harassed by co-worker for making the equations. This can make their condition worse than it was before and lead to them feeling uncomfortable. .
Now how does sexual harassment affect people in the business world? Everyday people wake up and go to their jobs to do their work and get a pay check at the end of the day. But sometimes day aren't that easy. Women especially have to worry about if they even earned the job, or did they get it because of their looks.
