Sexual Harassment In Workplace

Sexual harassment and sex discrimination are the common phenomenon in the workplace and well known to world wide. Sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors and other verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature. Following situations can be sign of sexual harassment.
a) If a male boss of an office compliments his secretary on her style of dress
b) A female supervisor asks a male supervisor out of lunch
c) A male employee is apt to touch people’s arms and shoulders as he speaks
d) A female employee offers sexual favors to a male manager for assistance in obtaining a promotion.
These kinds of situation need to be fulfill following conditions and then we can treat them as sexual harassment.
1. Where sexual conduct is made a condition of an individual’s employment
2. Where such conduct or condition creates an employment consequences
3. Where such conditions create an offensive environment or interfere with job performance.

Sex discrimination is also an important consideration at the workplace. Most of developing countries like Bangladesh; the employer pays different salary/wages on the basis of sex. For same job a male worker is paid more than female. Male are preferable than female here. Such kinds of discrimination are the main constraints for economic growth of any country.

By: Sopno

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