Sexual Harassment is NOT Acceptable
2017 was a year of coming out, for most people it’s opening about sexual harassment. Many actors, actresses, youtubers and athletes have spoken about their own traumatic experience. This comes to light now that they finally had the courage to share a shattering past that impacted them in many ways others couldn’t imagine. Talking about sexual harassment to a friend, relative, coach or even a parent is not simple to do. The reason for that is because it can be anyone who can do something so horrible. It’s always the worst knowing that someone you trust can be someone that would hurt an individual. Sexual harassment has evolved in many ways, affected someone physically, mentally and emotionally.
According to Equal Employment Opportunity also called as EEOC, in textbook, Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature in the workplace or learning environment. Sexual harassment doesn’t always have to be specifically about sexual behavior or directed at a specific person. For example, negative comments about women as a group is a form of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment interferes with your performance by threatening your job security or becoming an obstacle to effective work. Although sexual harassment laws do not usually cover teasing or offhand comments, these behaviors can also be upsetting and have a negative emotional impact.
Sexual harassment can occur in a variety of circumstances. The harasser can identify with any gender and have any relationship to the victim, including a being a direct manager, indirect supervisor, co-worker, teacher, peer, or colleague. Some forms of sexual harassment include: making conditions of employment dependent on sexual favors, physical acts of sexual assault, requests for sexual favors, verbal harassment of a sexual nature, unwanted touching or physical contact and unwelcome sexual advances. Sexual harassment can occur in the workplace or learning environment, like a school or university. It can happen in many different scenarios, including after-hours conversations, exchanges in the hallways, and non-office settings of employees or peers.
The psychological effects are a painful process when it comes to recovery. Any form of sexual harassment, whether physical or verbal, has a power to cause a psychological harm. Based to a new study published by the International Journal of Public Health “when sexual misconduct is under increasing public scrutiny, finds that non-physical sexual harassment such as derogatory comments, unwanted sexual attention and unsolicited explicit images can potentially exacerbating symptoms of anxiety, depression, negative body image and low self esteem.” Health is one of the foremost important aspect of our life. Maintaining to be healthy means that we have to take care of our body not only physically but how we do make decisions to better oneself.
It’s shocking to know that over they years, many sexual abuses and assaults have happened without people even knowing. Social media has grown into a space where women and men are able to connect with others who has suffered through this experience. It became easier for them to talk about it to someone who knows how they feel. A human is not an object. A person have feelings and are capable to reject or refuse anyone. But people are susceptible of acknowledging that it’s okay to be vulnerable. People take advantage of that vulnerability which makes them want to do what others wants them to do.
Sexual harassment can be prevented. Many people don’t realize that refusing to a authority is rude or wrong but when someone acts sexually or wanting to exchanging sexual gestures it is not. It happens in school, work, park or home. The kind of behavior should be familiar to men or women, young adults and children. There are ways someone can prepare or beware of their surroundings and know what to do in that situation.
“Every 8 seconds, an American is being sexually assaulted. And every 8 minutes, that child is a victim. Meanwhile, every six of 1000 perpetrator goes to jail”(RAINN).
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