TToB: Men experience workplace sexual harassment as much as women. Tough or Bluff???
Added 2024-12-03 15:00:03 +0000 UTCComments
Why would you post this about workplace harassment when the study you cite is about harassment in public spaces anyway?
Anastassia Sorokina
2024-12-05 23:24:45 +0000 UTCI’m not surprised. I’ve seen many cases of female colleagues verbally harassing men about their bodies - said to them in person e.g., how their bodies have changed after going to the gym, how they look more fit after moving in with their partner (implying they’ve had more sex), how they’re so good-looking so they don’t have to worry if the new boss is a woman. It’s all disguised with smiles and supposedly compliments. The male colleagues always responded with banter after the initial embarrassment. This issue is so overlooked it’s sad.
Adelaide
2024-12-04 13:05:10 +0000 UTCOn one hand, women are often as selfish as men but in different ways, and especially in female dominated industries it's probably much easier for them to ignore their own biases. On the other, men are expected to pursue, so I would expect them to do the most harassment, anywhere. I wonder if the methods of harassment differ, and if the complaints are for different reasons.
c
2024-12-04 01:40:59 +0000 UTCTo be fair, this is sexual harassment in public spaces. Not broadly. Additionally, it’s only one study of around 1,000 people and only 25.8% reported sexual harassment. I understand it was handled rigorously and is strongly meant to be representative of the broader population - but there are still limitations. Most studies over time have found women to be disproportionately affected by this. Some studies every now and then, like this one, doesn’t find a difference. Let’s refer to meta-analytic data versus a single study before we derive definite conclusions and make a tough or bluff with a strong statement like this. People can use it to justify their beliefs that women aren’t affected by the patriarchal culture and rape culture inherent in the US. Please help me, if possible, explain your justification for posting this. Maybe I’m missing something, but it feels like a male blind spot. This does make me question the rigorousness with which you analyze research for your other content.
Anastassia Sorokina
2024-12-03 23:53:20 +0000 UTCWow. I'm shocked. Of course I know men ecoerience sexual harassment but I truly struggle to believe it's just as much as women.
Mirandeva
2024-12-03 21:21:57 +0000 UTCIt’s TOUGH! According to research by the Kinsey Institute (2023), men experienced sexual harassment as often as women and both men and women were perpetrators. (https://kinseyinstitute.org/about/annual-report.php)
Psychology In Seattle
2024-12-03 21:01:02 +0000 UTCI recently switched to a new role and for the first time in my corporate life have women above me. These women are super comfortable making comments that I've been told all my corporate life is a big no-no. I'm going to say tough!
Brandon Fergus
2024-12-03 16:48:22 +0000 UTCAs I previously experience it on a minimum as a weekly basis along with all of my women peers, I can't think that this is equal. At that same company, I did notice a younger guy in my group receiving excessive attention from an older guy who I suspect to be closeted gay, so yes a man could have a similar frequency of incidents but ALL women in my field have horror stories.
Elspeth Ochs
2024-12-03 16:14:08 +0000 UTCBIG bluff. yes, men face some of the same adversities women do, but definitely not at the same rates. society would look sooo much different if men faced the pervasive harassment that women do.
Elyssa
2024-12-03 15:58:38 +0000 UTCHard to say... I went with bluff. It's hard to believe it's equal, but I wouldn't be too surprised if it's tough. I remember when a coworker was leaving to be a firefighter and all the older ladies were joking about burning down their houses so he would carry them. I don't think he would've called it harassment, but it could be considered that.
wheelofhands
2024-12-03 15:18:10 +0000 UTCYes, at least at my work place.
Warren Daniels
2024-12-03 15:05:29 +0000 UTC
