Consequences of Sexual Harassment
Openly or covertly
Direct solicitation of sexual favours
Direct physical contact
Affects both men and women
Happens more often in work or social setting
Victim of sexual harassment can develop:
- chronic stress
- depression
- anxiety
- trauma
- recurrent memories, flashback of incidents
- low mood
Prevention
- Ensure environment is safe from these people
- System in organisations to allow complaints
- Create organisation culture to stress that this is not tolerated
- Be professional in what you do
- Venues to seek help