Sexual Harassment
sexual harassment is when someone uses intimidation, bullying or threats in a sexual manner to try to seduce the victim
CAUSES
Socialization
– If someone was brought up in a culture where it is acceptable to discriminate against the opposite sex
-If a man was brought up in a household with macho beliefs, it may reflect in his manners towards women
Power Changes
-Women are gaining advancement in the workplace and home, making men feel threatened, especially older men who may not be used to it, and harassing women.
-Other men who may have gained power recently, from discrimination in the past of race or education may assert dominance and discriminate and put down women.
Effects
Young women in the workplace (18-24 yrs) are at the most risk
In 1993, 10% of 18 to 24 year old women reported to be sexually harassed in the workplace recently.
More recently, it is said that 23% of Canadian women, or 2.4 million, have been sexually harassed.
Many victims of sexual harassment take a lot of time off work from getting stressed and anxious, or they leave their job. Self-esteem issues are also common.
The Essay on Women And Men Communicate Differently
Women and Men Communicate Differently The process of neo-Liberal dogmas, such as celebration of diversity and elimination of sexism, being showed up peoples throats, brought about a situation, when employment policies correspond less and less to the objective reality of interaction between genders at workplace. Men and women are expected to execute their professional duties with the same ...
This could affect the government to make new laws on the boundaries of workplace manners.
Visible Minorities
A visible minority is someone of different race from the majority of the population where they live (Black, Asian, South-Asian, and Aboriginal)
Many visible minorities are discriminated against, many in the workplace.
CAUSES
Social Cognition Theory
-says that people automatically and unconsciously put people into certain categories based on ethnicity and race.
Stereotyping
-habits of linking personal attributes to certain characteristics
Historical:
Racism and slavery in the past have a permanent effect on some people’s ways of hiring and seeing a group of people
Effects
Visible minorities face major disadvantages in Canadian workplaces
In a study in 1985, White applicants received job offers 3x more often than Black applicants
Job seekers with Caribbean or Asian accents were often eliminated in phone jobs
This causes poverty for many visible minority groups. The poverty rate was 34.4% in the year 2000
This can cause a huge downfall for the economy
Many of the discriminated, if they don’t find work, will live on the streets and cause violence. This will affect Law Enforcement
Sexual Orientation
sexual orientation is the sexuality that a person has. Gay, lesbian, heterosexual and bisexual are sexual orientations
People with a different sexual orientation than the majority of the workplace can be harassed and discriminated.
CAUSES
Religion
-many people, especially elder, grew up with certain beliefs that only a man and a women should be together. This brings tension with the new generation who are being hired.
Household
-a lot of people may have been brought up with values that do not accept gay, lesbian or bisexual as sexual orientations, or may just feel uncomfortable.
The Essay on Sexual Minorities
Sexual Minorities The proposed legislation of same-sex marriage became one of the most significant issues in modern American family law. Today, throughout the country the movement towards establishing homosexual families has substantially increased, being supported by a large number of gay communities who try to promote this idea in the society. It has become one of important political issues and ...
Some people are denied promotions due to sexual orientation or fired
Effects
Hate violence is a huge issue for people being discriminated against because if their sexuality. Many cases lead to serious injury or even death
This causes a lot of fear in society and can make a lot of people hide their true sexual orientation depression
Solutions
A clear policy in management with exact guidelines to what is harassment and discrimination
If media and bosses make it a public issue, more people will come forward to stop discrimination
Disciplinary procedures should be stronger
Complaint officers should be hired to have authority to discipline anyone who shows any harassment or discrimination in the workplace
