Sexual harassment in the workplace

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• Personal Author:
  Bauerle TJ ; Magley VJ ; Walsh BM
• Description:
  Since Catherine MacKinnon (1979) first analyzed sexual harassment as an illegal form of sex-based discrimination, considerable research has examined a wide range of topics associated with women's experiences of such behavior, as well as how to conceptualize the behavior. In fact, a recent review of the literature states, "there has been remarkable progress toward understanding sexual harassment as a workplace phenomenon in a relatively short amount of time" (O'Leary-Kelly et al., 2009, p. 529). The literature is so broad, at this point, that any single chapter cannot possibly do justice to its full breadth. Hence, in keeping with the volume, we have chosen to focus this chapter on aspects of sexual harassment that make for "risky business." In other words, what is it about sexual harassment that inhibits employees and organizations from functioning at their best? [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Environmental Exposure Men Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Exposure Levels Gender Factors Humans Psychological Effects Psychological Reactions Psychological Stress Psychology Risk Factors Sex Factors Sociological Factors Work Environment Workers

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• ISBN:
  9780566089152
• Publisher:
  Routledge
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  239-262
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047651
• Citation:
  Risky business: psychological, physical and financial costs of high risk behavior in organizations. Burke RJ, Cooper CL eds. London: Routledge, 2010 Sep; :239-262
• Editor(s):
  Burke RJ; Cooper CL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut Storrs, Storrs-Mansfield
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Risky business: psychological, physical and financial costs of high risk behavior in organizations
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202665/cdc_202665_DS1.pdf
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