Sexual Harassment

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magazine and CBS news conducted a poll in which forty percent of 55 million of the nation’s working women had dealt with some form of (Wekesser 13). That would be a lot of lawsuits if each of those women had decided to sue. Whether a man is using foul language or discussing sexual encounters, it is very likely that he is making someone uncomfortable. Some women would even categorize over- complimenting as a form of . A woman who endures usually starts to feel ashamed, embarrassed, and angry . As she allows the harassment to continue, she begins to have physiological reactions such as headaches, weight gain or loss, nightmares, or panic attacks. These reactions will, in turn, have effects on her job performance. She might become less satisfied in her position, or change her career goals, or become withdrawn at work, or be absent often. These changes in attitude and efficiency could result in her losing a promotion, or losing her job altogether (American).
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and it would not be hard for the new company to find out what she had put her previous employers through (Daily).
Why would a woman tolerate such torment long enough for the harassment case to come to a point where it must be turned over to the courts? Because, it used to be commonly believed that women should act feminine, nurturing, fragile and expect someone to come to their rescue when they encounter some distress. Author Virginia Woolf agrees with this outdated way of thinking, and points out that women used to be expected to “Be sympathetic; be tender; flatter; deceive; use all the arts and wiles of our sex. Never let anybody guess that you have a mind of your own” (131). ...

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