Sexual Harassment Beliefs and Myth Acceptance Among Hispanic and Indigenous Farmworkers in California (USA) and Michoacán (Mexico)

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• Personal Author:
  McCurdy SA ; Prado KY ; Rivera-Heredia ME
• Description:
  We explore workplace sexual harassment (WSH) myth acceptance, bystander discomfort, and beliefs among farmworkers in California, USA, and Michoacán, Mexico. Surveys were conducted with the guidance of community advisory boards among 197 farmworkers (38 men and 59 women in California; 40 men and 60 women in Michoacán). Men and women in Michoacán had similar discomfort and myth acceptance. California women reported more discomfort than men but were similar in myth acceptance. The highest levels of myth acceptance ranged from 66 to 88%. The majority (85-90%) believed that something must be done to prevent WSH in agriculture. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Farmers Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Indigenous Discrimination Farm Workers Gender Factors Immigrant Workers Latino Myth Acceptance Sexual Harassment Violence Prevention Workplace Violence

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• ISSN:
  1077-8012
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; San Francisco Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069756
• Citation:
  Violence Against Women 2024 Dec; 30(15-16):4059-4079
• Contact Point Address:
  Kimberly Y. Prado, Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
• Email:
  kyprado@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Violence Against Women
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6bb1d09f0d05dc097b89172a28bfc369bc2a96b62661303044d984441af1c8465f9af5f5d006874c177a9ffb11c2f9d5650cd04823aab8d6f8cfac896fd1e7f8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208116/cdc_208116_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 379.33 KB ]