If you’re being harassed at work, and it is based on your gender or the harassment is sexual in nature, you may think that the other individual is simply attracted to you. They’re treating you like this because they’re objectifying you or they want to be in a...
Work should be a place where you feel safe. No person can discriminate against you due to various protected statuses, including your sexuality. For example, if you face a demotion because you married a person of the same sex, this is discrimination. According to the...
The results of a 2020 workplace sexual harassment study surprised researchers. It turns out that women in supervisory roles experience more harassment at work than those in low or entry-level positions. The study was conducted by researchers at the Stockholm...
It can be hard to define sexual harassment, as it largely has to do with someone's perception of events. What makes the work environment hostile or what makes a joke inappropriate is relatively subjective. However, there is one form of sexual harassment that has a...
Workers in Houston make their living in a variety of ways. Whatever the working environment, sexual harassment is a real possibility, as sad as this is. The reasons behind workplace harassment are multifaceted, but whatever form harassment takes, it is always...
Every employer has a duty to provide a conducive work environment for their employees. Besides boosting the business’ bottom line, a conducive work environment also goes a long way in reducing employer-employee conflicts and costly turnover. However, it is not...
Sexual harassment is one of the most detrimental things that an employee can face. Often, the harassment is blatant and immediate. However, it is important to note that not all forms of sexual harassment are overt. There are various forms that more subtle sexual...
Most often, sexual harassment occurs when only two people are present – the victim and the alleged harasser. That can sometimes make a case seem like it’s just one party’s word against another -- but there may be more evidence available than you think Here is how you...
As an employee, a large portion of your life will be spent in the workplace. Though it is virtually impossible to have no work-related stress, employees have the right to be free from sexual harassment. There are many forms that sexual harassment can take, and every...
Thanks to the popularity of the Me Too movement, virtually every American realizes the pervasiveness of sexual harassment among women. While female employees may be the targets of illegal sexual harassment at work more than their male counterparts, men can be victims...
